Mars
Designers are Already Making Clothes for an Increasingly Hostile Future
Fireproof trousers, Mars-proof jackets and clothes made out of copper: here's what we might be wearing in the decades to come.
A Rogue Mars-Sized Planet Is Hurtling Through Our Galaxy
The small rogue planet—a free-roaming rock without a star to orbit—was only detectable for 42 minutes as it briefly zoomed in front of a star.
2020 Has Been Bad for Earth, But Great for Mars
Emily Lakdawalla, a solar system expert and science author, explains what three Mars-bound spacecraft will do once they reach the red planet in February.
Scientists Are Finding a Ton of New and Mysterious Craters on Mars
Martian craters appear "concentrated in certain areas and we know that physically there is no reason for that,” said a JPL researcher. An AI tool may help figure out why.
Scientists Find Evidence for Vast Lakes Hidden Under Mars' Surface
The new research lends credence to the idea of briny lakes existing under the Martian surface and is an important development in the search for Martian life, if it exists.
Mars's Weird Glowing Atmosphere Pulses Exactly 3 Times a Night, NASA Discovers
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observed Mars' ultraviolet glow pulsing exactly three times each night, and only in the Spring and Fall.
NASA Just Successfully Launched Its Perseverance Rover to Mars
NASA's newest Mars rover, Perseverance, will gather valuable data and deploy a drone helicopter called Ingenuity on the red planet.
China Makes History, Successfully Launches Mars Mission
Tianwen-1, a spacecraft carrying an orbiter, lander, and rover, will reach Mars in February 2021 alongside Mars missions from NASA and the United Arab Emirates.
In Challenge to US, China Successfully Launches First Mission to Mars
State media footage showed the rocket launching from Hainan island.
In First For Arab World, UAE Successfully Launches Mars Orbiter From Japan
Once it’s completed its seven-month journey to the Red Planet, the orbiter will collect information on the Martian atmosphere and climate.
NASA: Alien Life is 'Highest Planetary Protection Priority' for Mars Missions
NASA wants to explore Mars, but a new agency directive shows that avoiding “extraterrestrial life and bioactive molecules” hitching a ride back to Earth is a top priority.
A Piece of Mars That Fell in Antarctica Contains Ingredient for Life, Scientists Discover
The new discovery adds to a growing pile of evidence that Mars may have been more hospitable to life in the distant past.