For several decades, it has been thought that dust devils on Mars may be able to produce spark discharges. Many lab ...
NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...
One of the clean rooms where scientists discovered T. phoenicis for the first time was during preparations for NASA’s Phoenix ...
After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as it ...
Space agencies are now focusing on menstrual care for astronauts. Longer missions to the Moon and Mars require sustainable ...
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How China will beat SpaceX and NASA to Mars

China’s Mars play isn’t hype-first — it’s sequence-first. Tianwen-1 proved they can land and operate on Mars, and Tianwen-3 is set up as a two-launch sample-return mission aiming for a 2028 launch and ...
Of all the technical foes that assailed Ingenuity over its 72 flights on Mars, few proved quite so vexing as the planet’s own ...
As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has returned to Earth after an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station. He ...
NASA funds new software to enhance drone navigation over featureless Martian terrain. This initiative supports autonomous ...
Justin Cyrus couldn't get investors interested in his idea to build what we'd need to live in space. Now Lunar Outpost has ...
NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission is sending two identical satellites into Martian orbit via a non-standard transfer on a low-cost ...