Happy Face Crater on Mars Is Even Smiling Brighter a Decade After It Was First Discovered

Medicine & Technology Jan 25, 2021

NASA's orbiter first discovered the Happy Face crater in 2011, and just a decade after, astronomers said that the smile has gotten much bigger due to thermal erosion.

NASA InSight 'Mole' Ends Digging on Surface of Mars After Failed Attempts

Jan 22, 2021

NASA's InSight "mole" mission has come to an end. The historic heat probe instrument landed in Mars over 2 years ago. But NASA has called an end to the mission due the harsh innards on the surface of Mars making the spacecraft stuck and difficult to go forward.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Land on Mars in Less Than a Month

Jan 21, 2021

The Perseverance rover, the core of the $2.7-billion Mars 2020 mission of NASA, is slated to land on February 18, kicking off a new Red Planet exploration era.

Dozens of Fresh Craters On Mars Discovered by NASA Thanks To The AI Crater Classifier

Jan 20, 2021

In 2020, NASA trained an AI that will help them find fresh craters on Mars.

Glaciers Found on Mars Helps Astronauts Piece Together Red Planet's History

Jan 20, 2021

Researchers found Martian glaciers that could have been formed by multiple ice ages on the Red Planet.

Researchers Try to Turn the Red Planet to Green Using Minerals

Jan 18, 2021

Scientists are trying to recreate Martian soil conditions on Earth to find a way of stimulating plant growth on the Red Planet for future manned missions.

Mars Still Experiences Landslides Like Any Active Planet

Jan 15, 2021

Mars was thought of as a dead planet during the 1960s and 1970s but the Marsquakes and landslides observed in the later years have proven that it is still an active planet.

NASA Declares Mars Digger Defunct After Failing to Burrow Into Planet

Jan 14, 2021

Mars Digger was expected to dig 16ft into Mars, but it just drilled down a few meters.

Giant Flare That Swept Through Solar System Came From Another Galaxy 11.4 Million Light-Years Away

Jan 14, 2021

NASA satellites detected a giant flare was detected in April as it swept past Mars. Experts say it came from a powerful neutron star 11.4 million light-years away.

Curiosity Rover Celebrates Its 3000th Day on Mars by Sending a Panoramic Photo From Its Mission

Jan 13, 2021

On the 3000th day of the Curiosity rover, it sends its most recent panorama photo of Mars from its mission.

NASA Astronauts Preparing ‘Astrobee’ Flying Robots to Enhance Space Science

Jan 13, 2021

NASA recently announced its astronauts aboard the International Space Station are currently preparing the new flying robots called Astrobee to improve science on the orbiting laboratory.

Top 5 Winning Farm Ideas on Mars

Jan 11, 2021

Ideas are needed to create architectural innovations that would ensure food security for the future colony on Mars.

NASA Extends Juno, InSight Missions to Two Planets

Jan 11, 2021

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the extension of Juno and InSight missions to further investigate Mars and Jupiter.

Mars Curiosity Rover: What You Should Know About Its Long Mission on Mars

Jan 10, 2021

Perseverance joins another rover and lander currently working on Mars with other orbiters in the skies above. What sets this car-like robot apart?

Extraordinary New Images Show the Largest Canyon in the Solar System

Jan 05, 2021

Valles Marineris is the largest canyon in the solar system. Despite HiRISE images, scientists are still unsure of how it was formed.