Mars

Korolev crater on Mars in a close-up view, showing an ice center and surrounding rocks.

Why is it hard to find liquid water on Mars, even more than we thought?

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A new study reveals the complexity of the presence of liquid water on Mars, emphasizing the cold conditions and atmospheric pressure that challenge its existence, despite decades of research on the subject
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft will perform an acceleration maneuver near Mars and also explore it. Figure: European Space Agency.

The engines of the spacecraft Hera were ignited on its journey towards the asteroid Didymus

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Hera - the European Space Agency's asteroid exploration mission will once again reach the asteroid it visited and which was diverted by the DART spacecraft
Carl Sagan extends his palms to the universe, an attempt at creating an image using artificial intelligence.

Carl Sagan's scientific legacy goes far beyond the Cosmos series

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From the revolutionary astronomical achievements to the social activism and inspiration for generations of scientists - how Carl Sagan shaped science and our understanding of the universe.
This view of Belva Crater was created using data collected by the Mars Perseverance rover on April 22, 2023. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

The lost atmosphere of Mars has been discovered hidden in its clay

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Mars was not always the cold, desolate desert we see today. There is more and more evidence that water once flowed across the surface of the Red Planet, necessitating the existence of a thick atmosphere, but suddenly
Earthquakes on Mars. The image was prepared using DALEE for illustration only and is not a scientific image

Seismic waves on Mars: A new way to discover water hidden deep below the surface of Mars

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Scientists are exploring the potential of using seismoelectric signals from Martian tremors to detect underground water on Mars, a method inspired by similar techniques on Earth but adapted to the unique conditions of Mars
An astronaut exercises in space to keep fit and healthy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Will astronauts' kidneys survive a round trip to Mars?

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The results showed that both human and animal kidneys undergo "remodeling" by the conditions in space, with specific renal tubules responsible for calibrating calcium and salt balance showing signs of shrinkage after less than a month
This groundbreaking idea proposed by Prof. Liu's team allows a single astronomical telescope in the Earth's magnetosphere to function as a gravitational wave signal detector. Credit: HKUST

Astrophysicists harness planetary power to explore the universe's greatest mysteries

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Observing the universe using gravitational waves poses significant technological challenges, especially in the investigation of the frequency range above one kilohertz, the astronomers are technologically assisted in the magnetosphere of planets to detect the gravitational waves

The wind, the sand and the water: a new explanation for the phenomenon of sand dunes on Earth and Mars

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Gallons = small waves. A new international study led by Ben-Gurion University has challenged the prevailing theory that different physical conditions allow the development of galleons that do not exist on Earth
Curiosity's rear Hazcam recorded the shadow of the rover's rear in a 12-hour view toward the Gale Basin floor. Several factors caused several artifacts in the image, including a black spot, the sun's distorted appearance, and rows of white pixels extending from the sun. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Viewing a full day on Mars, sunrise to sunset

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Curiosity's rear Hazcam recorded the shadow of the rover's rear in a 12-hour continuous view from sunrise to sunset toward the Gale Basin floor
This illustration shows an idea of ​​several robots that would connect to Earth to deliver samples collected from the surface of Mars by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

What is NASA planning for the ambitious Mars sample return mission?

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In addition to bringing the first sample collected from Mars to Earth, this very complex mission will include the first launch from the soil of another planet, and also the first rendezvous in orbit around another planet. Returning the samples from Mars
The Indian lander Vircam as photographed from the Paragain robotic vehicle. Photo by the Indian Space Agency ISRO

Surprising presence of sulfur in the soil of the South Pole of the Moon by the Indian robotic vehicle Paragain in the Chandrayaan-3 mission

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The vehicle discovered a wide variety of heavy elements, but this is the first evidence of the presence of sulfur * The rover will tour the south pole of the moon for two weeks and look for signs of water ice
This illustration shows a simulation of how NASA's Mars Rover, carrying test tubes containing rock and soil samples, might be launched from the surface of Mars during one phase of the Mars sample return mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA chose Lockheed Martin Space to build the rocket that will return the first samples from Mars

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The contract brings NASA one step closer to the first robotic round-trip flight to bring samples safely to Earth through the Mars Sample Return Program
A composite image showing some of the types of fossil-like specimens formed by chemical reactions that can be found on Mars. Credit: Sean McMahon, Julie Cosmidis and Joti Rouillard

Life on Mars - or simulated fossils?

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The capsule containing NASA's persistence vehicle and rover Ingenuity guides itself toward the Martian surface as it descends through the atmosphere. Hundreds of critical events must be executed perfectly and precisely as the capsule lands safely on Mars on February 18, 2021. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech

Update: The Mars Preservation vehicle with a helicopter glider in it landed safely - live broadcast

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The autonomous landing of Persistence (Preservation) is supposed to be the most precise landing of a spacecraft on Mars to date
Tianwen-1 - Illustration illustrating the rover, lander and all-terrain vehicle of the first Chinese mission to Mars. Figure CNSA

The Chinese Tianwan-1 spacecraft has successfully entered orbit around Mars

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Tianwen-1 makes China the sixth country in history to reach Mars. The fifth country to do so is the United Arab Emirates whose spacecraft, Hope, entered orbit around the Red Planet yesterday
The launch of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft to Mars. Photo: Chinese Space Agency

China launched a spacecraft to Mars, including a vehicle for field research of the planet's surface

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Transferring the HOPE spacecraft to Japan for launch. Photo: UAE Space Agency

The UAE spacecraft took off to Mars tonight

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Artist's rendering shows the Mars Helicopter, a small autonomous rotorcraft that will travel with NASA's Mars 2020 vehicle mission to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's Mars copter will be the first spacecraft on another planet. This is how it will reach the soil of the Red Planet

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The Chinese spacecraft Hushing is expected to be launched to Mars in July 2020. Image: China Space Agency

Chinese spacecraft to Mars

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Wet Mars, billions of years ago, and Mars today. NASA figure, based on data transmitted by the MAVEN spacecraft

Mars: Interim Summary of MAVEN Spacecraft Findings  

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60 Saarlink satellites at launch on May 24, 2019. Photo: SpaceX. From Wikipedia

Elon Musk tweeted via communications from the tiny low-altitude Starlink Internet satellite

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Jezero crater area on Mars, containing an ancient river delta. A photograph composed of images of several instruments located in spacecraft orbiting Mars, primarily MRO. Photo: NASA

NASA Announces Mars 2020 Mars Rover Landing Site: An Ancient River Delta

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Opportunity's panoramic camera (Pancam) took the images that make up this display, from its position outside the Endeavor Crater during the period between June 7 and June 19, 2017. On the right side of the image you can see a wide slot on the summit of the western rim of the crater. This is Perseverance Valley where she is today. Credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Cornell / Arizona State University.

NASA has lost contact with the Mars Rover Opportunity

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Illustration of a human expedition to Mars. Credit: NASA

Sorry, Elon Musk, but now it's clear that colonizing Mars is unlikely - and it's a bad idea

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A futuristic water pipeline serving human settlement on Mars. Illustration: shutterstock

A vast reservoir of liquid water has been discovered beneath the surface of Mars

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The intensification of the dust storm on Mars as photographed by the Mars rover Curiosity located inside Gale Crater and looking at the crater wall. The photos were taken during June 2018

The Martian dust storm becomes a global phenomenon

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Alon Shikar (right) and Jackie Faye, two of the astronauts who spent four days in an analog Mars simulator in the Mitzpe Ramon area. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

For the information of travelers to Mars

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Simulation of the InSight lander to Mars. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

The MARS INSIGHT spacecraft was successfully launched to explore the Martian soil

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The landing stages of Shipriley on Mars, as planned by the European Space Agency. Figure: ESA

"Accidents in space are inevitable. We should learn from them but not be deterred"

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Mount Sharp in Gale Crater on Mars, which has been explored by NASA's Curiosity rover since 2012. Source: NASA.

Could there be life on the surface of the planet Mars?

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Ice has been discovered only one meter deep below the surface of Mars

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Simulation of a Falcon Heavy launcher. Source: SpaceX.

SpaceX will launch a Tesla car into orbit near Mars

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Simulation of the Eden-ISS food greenhouse, where a variety of edible plants can be grown in Antarctica. Source: EDEN ISS.

On the way to Mars we stop in Antarctica

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Simulation of the InSight lander to Mars. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

NASA invites you to add your name to its next Mars rover

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Simulation of the BFR spacecraft taking off from Mars back to Earth. The weak gravity of Mars, together with its thin atmosphere, allow a spacecraft to take off into space without the need for the huge launcher that it carried on its launch from Earth. Source: SpaceX.

Elon Musk reveals the way he will pay for his giant Mars rover

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Simulation of the Curiosity rover firing a laser beam at a rock on Mars. The laser vaporizes part of the rock, and the rover examines the radiation spectrum of the resulting plasma, in order to determine the chemical composition of the rock. Source: NASA / JPL.

For the first time, boron was found on Mars, a discovery that strengthens the possibility that life existed on it in the past

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Mars and the ice caps at the poles alone. Photographed by the Rosetta spacecraft during a flyby of Mars in 2007. Source: ESA.

Researchers: It snows on Mars during the summer nights

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"Selfie" photo taken by Curiosity. In the background you can see Mount Sharp which stands in the center of Gale Crater, and Curiosity is currently climbing to its upper layers. To take selfies, Curiosity uses a camera mounted on its robotic arm, and takes pictures of itself from many angles. The images are then edited into a single image in Photoshop. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Five years since Curiosity landed on Mars

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The simulation released by SpaceX shows a Dragon 2 spacecraft landing on Mars. Source: Spice X.

Elon Musk: The Dragon 2 spacecraft will not be able to make a motorized landing

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Israeli researchers propose a hypothesis that the Trojan asteroids of Mars were formed as a result of a giant collision. Image: pixabay.

What is the origin of the Martian Trojan asteroids?

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Simulation of a manned base on Mars. Source: NASA.

Who will build a house on Mars?

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"Swiss cheese" holes in the south pole of Mars. The white substance in the picture is dry ice - made of carbon dioxide. The depressions in the dry ice layer reach a depth of only 10 meters. They are formed in the red summer season, when the sun's rays strike at a low angle in the polar region, and reach mainly the steep walls of the depressions - which encourages development laterally rather than in depth. The photograph, in its full resolution, has a resolution of 50 centimeters per pixel. Taken on March 25, 2017 by NASA's Mars orbiter MRO. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona.

Why does part of the south pole of Mars look like Swiss cheese?

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The view seen by Opportunity near the entrance to the "Valley of Persistence" on the rim of Endeavor Crater. The vehicle will now begin to examine whether the channel was formed by flowing water billions of years ago, or by a more "dry" factor such as a drift of wet rock and steam. Source: NASA.

The Opportunity rover has reached a channel that may have been formed by flowing water

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The depletion of the atmosphere turned wet Mars into a desert. Imaging of the MAVEN spacecraft in the sky of the planet. Photo: NASA

The solar wind has removed most of the Martian atmosphere

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The area in Gale Crater where Curiosity searched for carbonate minerals. Source: NASA.

The Curiosity rover adds to a mystery that has plagued Mars explorers for years

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The process of launching the HOPE spacecraft to Mars and its orbit for the purposes of studying its atmosphere. The launch is planned to take place from Japan in 2020. From the United Arab Emirates Space Agency website

Japan will launch the HOPE spacecraft to Mars in 2020 for the United Arab Emirates

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Simulation of the rover Opportunity (and its twin brother Spirit). Source: NASA.

Bar Mitzvah on Mars: Even after 13 years, the rover Opportunity continues to explore the red planet

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An artist's illustration of the proposed Mars Ice Home concept for a manned habitation structure on Mars. Source: NASA/Clouds AO/SEArch.

Is an igloo the solution to the problem of living on Mars?

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The Schiaparelli impact crater on Mars. Source: NASA.

First close-up images of the Schiaparelli impact crater on Mars

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The image taken by NASA's MRO probe. The black dot is the estimated impact site, and at the bottom of the image you can see a white dot that represents the lander's parachute. These two dots do not appear in a previous photograph of the same area, taken by the probe in May. Source: Nas A.

The crash site of the Martian lander Schiaparelli has been discovered

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