“Over three weeks, the carbon-fiber blades were spun up at ... Longer and stronger than those used on NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the blades reached Mach 0.95 during the test,” NASA ...

The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus ...

This image shows us something we'll never see on Earth. Mars has only a thin, tenuous atmosphere, and most of it (95%) is carbon dioxide. When Martian winter arrives, CO 2 freezes and forms a ...

Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the surface of Mars are geysers of gas and dust near the planet's south pole that are visible only in springtime on the Red Planet. This image ...

During winter on Mars, carbon dioxide ice accumulates near the surface. According to NASA, carbon dioxide ice is transparent, and sunlight that gets through it is absorbed at the base of the icy layer ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and ... New Paper Examines the ...

The 67th Grammy Awards had a special moment as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars performed a tribute to Los Angeles as their performance was dedicated to those affected by the recent wildfires in Southern ...

As we know all too well on Earth, carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat, causing a greenhouse effect. This could have kept Mars temperate enough to host liquid water on its surface.

That feature is Athabasca Valles, a system of valleys carved into volcanic plains on Mars. The Athabasca Valles system offers key insights into the history of water on the Red Planet, and its ...

"We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars," Trump said. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, a longtime proponent of ...