Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We've reported before on the idea of having a ...

There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and ...

After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to ...

The NASA Mars Sample Return Program plans to bring these samples to Earth (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) The rover has journeyed across more than 20 miles, according to an interactive map that ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has collected a sample from the planet that the space agency has described as "unlike anything we've ever seen before." It is the 26th sample from the rover and it ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named 'Silver Mountain' from Mars' Jezero Crater, marking a significant milestone. This sample is sealed in a titanium tube for return to ...

NASA is asking U.S. companies for proposals to move forward with the ice-hunting VIPER moon rover, a $450 million project the ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Flexible perovskite solar cells are promising for lightweight and versatile applications but their sensitivity to humidity and temperature poses a challenge to long-term durability.

Priya then joined as a PhD student at Mullard Space Science Laboratory at UCL to study water on Mars using ExoMars and Perseverance Rover missions. Water is an essential ingredient of life and using ...

Dec. 9, 2024 — Dust storms on Mars could one day pose dangers to human astronauts, damaging equipment and burying solar panels. New research gets closer to predicting when extreme weather might ...

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Mars is one of the most explored planets in our solar system. Over the years we have had robots roaming on the surface and NASA is working hard to land humans on the planet by the 2030s ...