Mars Methane Detections: Are Scientists Ready to Explain These Occurrences on the Red Planet?

Medicine & Technology Jun 30, 2021

Recent reports of Mars methane detections have fascinated both scientists and non-scientists alike. On Earth, a substantial amount of methane is generated by bacteria that help most livestock digest plants.

Mars Hidden Underground Lake-Like Formation Discovered? Radar Signals Detect Presence of Liquid

Jun 26, 2021

MARSIS mapping technology discovered lake-like features under the Martian surface that may be a basin for liquid water.

China Shares Plan to Bring First Humans on Mars by 2033

Jun 25, 2021

China is eyeing 2033 for when it will send its first crewed mission to Mars. The goal of the mission will be to build a base and extract resources from the Red Planet.

Dust Cleared: NASA's InSight Mars Lander Now With Improved Power Production

Jun 18, 2021

The InSight Mars lander of NASA recently got a much-needed dust cleaning that resulted in an improvement in its production of power.

Young American Space Enthusiast: NASA Says It Hasn't Chosen the 20-Yer-Old for Its One-Way Voyage to Mars

Jun 16, 2021

Alyssa Carson is getting ready to be the first-ever human to go to Mars on a one-way mission, as NASA has not selected or planned yet, specifically for a voyage in one direction.

Mushrooms on Mars, Worm-Like Organisms and Other Unproven Claims About the Red Planet Revealed

Jun 15, 2021

A recently published study claims to have discovered evidence for mushrooms on Mars. These specific features are commonly known and were detected by cameras aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Mars Selfie: China Captures Coolest Photos of the Red Planet

Jun 13, 2021

China recently landed its own rover on the surface of the Red Planet and in fact, it even just revealed a Mars selfie, one of the coolest Martian pictures ever seen.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Utilizing Bright Computing for Its Mars Missions

Jun 09, 2021

Bright Computing recently announced that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory or JPL of NASA chose Bright Cluster Manager for JPL's latest clustered environment in its research and development lab.

NASA Commands Martian Muck-Covered InSight Lander to Tidy Up; A Trick Developed for Sedentary Probe

Jun 03, 2021

NASA recently announced it has taken a step for the sedentary probe by commanding its Martian muck-covered InSight lander to tidy up.

MOXIE Makes it Big in Producing Breathable Oxygen on Mars

May 29, 2021

MOXIE's main objective is to show how explorers could produce oxygen in the Martian atmosphere and make it breathable. The process will include the breaking down Mars' carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen.

China's Zhurong Rover Successfully Landed on the Red Planet, Beginning of a New Mars Mission

May 28, 2021

The Zhurong rover will officially begin its mission on Mars. The Chinese craft started to transmit the first images captured on the Red Planet after the landing phase.

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity in Trouble on 6th Flight, Demonstratew Toughness

May 27, 2021

The helicopter deployed from the belly of the Perseverance rover in April, kicking off a five-flight, month-long campaign designed to demonstrate that powered aerial flight is possible above Mars. The sixth flight encountered problems.

Birth of World's Newest Volcano Holds Insight on Martian Environments

May 24, 2021

The birth of the world's newest volcano isn't only providing clues to the secrets of the world but also hosts the perfect inhospitable environment to replicate the Martian environment.

China’s Successful Mars Mission: What Will the Zhurong Rover Do?

May 18, 2021

China's successful Mars mission, at approximately the same time, that NASA had its new rover launched, was a successful touchdown with a lander and rover last weekend.

Active Volcanoes on Mars: With Continuing Eruptions Up to 3 Million years Ago, According to Study

May 17, 2021

Recent reports said, active volcanoes on Mars that existed from three and four billion years back, had smaller eruptions that continued up to three million years ago.