Stunning Views of Mars Captured by Ultraviolet Eye Aboard NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has produced two captivating ultraviolet images of Mars, taken during opposite points in the planet’s orbit around the Sun in 2022 and…
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has produced two captivating ultraviolet images of Mars, taken during opposite points in the planet’s orbit around the Sun in 2022 and…
Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space – which could supplement life support systems on the Moon and Mars. In…
Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of the terrain that the rover is leaving behind. After completing a major…
ESA’s Mars Express mission has released a color-rich, detailed mosaic of Mars to mark its 20th anniversary, using high-altitude images that reveal unprecedented color variations…
Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters. NASA’s Perseverance rover is currently investigating rock outcrops alongside the…
Two decades ago, on June 2, 2003, ESA’s Mars Express orbiter launched and began its journey to the Red Planet – Europe’s first-ever mission to…
Mars appears in the night sky different from all the other gleaming dots in the darkness. Look carefully and even to the naked eye it…
The European Space Agency (ESA) is hosting a one-hour Mars livestream on June 2, 2023, for the 20th anniversary of Mars Express. Direct images from…
In the summer of 2003 two rovers began their journeys to Mars at a time when the Red Planet and Mars were the nearest they…
The Mars Express spacecraft has revealed fascinating features on Ascraeus Mons, Mars’ second-largest shield volcano. The images depict areas of collapsed underground lava flows and…
The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation….
One of six instruments aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on the Red Planet’s surface. After 17 years of…
Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars. New images from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal evidence…
ESA’s Mars Express has captured detailed images of Mars’ second-tallest volcano, Ascraeus Mons, revealing features such as lava flows, tubes, chains of craters, and large…
On its 3,800th sol, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover photographed a book-like rock, “Terra Firme,” a result of water depositing harder minerals and wind erosion shaping…
After the devastating loss of two back-to-back missions to Mars in 1999, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found itself at a crossroads. Would the lab pull…
During the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, an abstract was presented by researchers from the University of Alberta proposing that rice modified genetically could grow…
A groundbreaking 5.7 terapixel image of Mars has been unveiled, offering a 20-fold increase in resolution for a detailed view of the planet’s surface. A…