Mars

Elon Musk’s Cybertruck Destined for Mars

Automotive giant Tesla revealed that it is adding a remarkable new trick to its delayed Cybertruck with CEO Elon Mask noting that the vehicle will "serve briefly as a boat" and is also destined for Mars in the near...

China’s Mars Rover Discovers Evidence of Devastating Floods

Deep beneath the surface of Mars, China's Zhurong rover has discovered evidence of two significant floods that likely sculpted the area it has been exploring since it landed in May 2021. The first outcome from Zhurong's radar imager, which can...

NASA’s Perseverance Discovers Organic Matter on Mars

NASA announced on Thursday that the Perseverance rover has discovered organic matter on Mars that could be associated with life. The rover successfully collected two samples from a rock with organic molecules (called aromatics) found in it. They are considered...

NASA Instrument Makes Oxygen on Mars

NASA research has made a major advancement toward human habitation on Mars by successfully producing breathing oxygen using materials discovered on the Red Planet. The Mars Oxygen In Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, a NASA instrument, has achieved a...

NASA Calls Off Artemis Launch to the Moon

On Monday, NASA called off the scheduled launch of the first rocket in its Artemis project, which aims to send astronauts back to the Moon. The launch director "has called a scrub for the day." An engine bleed that "couldn't...

Could Humans Hibernate for Space Travel?

Can man survive the time needed for space travel? A Greek scientist may have the answer looking at early humans who had the ability for prolonged hibernation

The NASA Perseverance Rover Found Trash on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover recently spotted on Mars trash—a piece of a thermal blanket used to protect the spacecraft during its landing on the red planet. The material the space agency used to protect the Perseverance spacecraft from extreme temperatures as...

The Greek Scientist Whose Work Could Help Exploration of Mars

Konstantinos Giapis, a professor of chemical engineering at Caltech invented a completely new way of producing oxygen from carbon dioxide.

Secret “Doorway” Spotted on Mars Sparks Theories of Alien Life

A photograph of Mars captured by the Curiosity rover last week and released by NASA appears to show a doorway carved into the rock, sparking conspiracy theories that point to it as evidence of alien life on the red...

Rocks on Santorini Eerily Similar to Those on Mars

Scientists have recently discovered that rocks collected on Greece's Santorini have an eerie resemblance to those on Mars. Along with being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the entire Mediterranean, the Greek island of Santorini has become an...