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APR 03, 2019

Space & Astronomy

Scientists Validate the Curiosity Rover's 2013 Detection of Methane...

In 2013, NASA’s Curiosity Rover detected a spike of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere. It was particularly exciting news at the time because meth

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 06, 2022

Space & Astronomy

Two Largest Marsquakes Recorded to Date FTW!

On November 26, 2018, NASA’s InSight Mars Lander touched down on the Red Planet with the purpose of studying the interior of Mars to learn more about

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 23, 2016

Space & Astronomy

New Theory on the Lost Contact With the Beagle 2 Mars Probe

In 2003, European Space Agency (ESA) scientists were overly excited about the landing of the Beagle 2 probe on the Martian surface, but the excitement came

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2022

Space & Astronomy

New Evidence Suggests Ancient Northern Ocean on Red Planet

In a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a pair of researchers examined topographic maps via Mars orbital images to

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 10, 2025

Space & Astronomy

Forecasting Martian Space Weather for Human Exploration

What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal Astronomical Society’s Nationa

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 20, 2025

Space & Astronomy

Wind and Dust, Not Water, Behind Mysterious Martian Features

The planet Mars has many similar features to Earth, but one unique feature stands out given the abundance of craters across the Martian surface known as re

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 09, 2015

Videos

Up, Up, and Away...NASA test launches LDSD craft

It was a beautiful balloon that launched into the skies over Hawaii recently, carrying the LDSD, a flying saucer-like craft that NASA hopes to use as a Mar

Written by: Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 20, 2017

Space & Astronomy

Upcoming MMX Mission Brings Us One Step Closer to Sampling Phobos

While several unanswered questions regarding Mars remain today, we could uncover many answers that we seek by studying the red planet’s moons: Deimos

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2016

Space & Astronomy

SpaceX is Reportedly Testing New Raptor Engine for Mars Travel

SpaceX is reportedly in the middle of testing a new type of engine rocket that could be utilized for Martian travel. As we know, SpaceX shares a common goa

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2020

Space & Astronomy

ExoMars Rover Launch Delayed Until 2022

2020 was expected to play host to a plethora of Martian missions, including the United States’ Mars 2020 rover, which was recently renamed to the Per

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 23, 2022

Space & Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope Looks at the Red Planet

NASA just released the first images and spectra of Mars taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The data was collected on September 5, 2022 and pro

Written by: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 26, 2018

Videos

What You Need to Know About NASA's Upcoming InSight Mission

While we know a lot about the inside of the Earth, we can't really say the same about Mars. NASA hopes to change that with its InSight missio

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 23, 2021

Earth & The Environment

Icelandic sediment holds clues for early Martian climate

New research conducted by scientists from Rice University aims to investigate places on Mars that harbor similar geologic formations as were once on Earth.

Written by: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 26, 2022

Space & Astronomy

Solar System Moons: Phobos and Deimos

While there are over 200 moons in our solar system, only three exist around the inner terrestrial planets, and two belong to the planet Mars. These two are

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 17, 2022

Space & Astronomy

Perseverance's MOXIE Experiment Creates Oxygen on The Red Planet

In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) discuss how MOXIE (Mars O

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 25, 2018

Space & Astronomy

Titan Experiences Dust Storms Just Like Earth and Mars

Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one. Planetary scientists have long be

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 19, 2019

Space & Astronomy

The Science Behind the First Powered Flight on Another Planet

NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 mission involves much more than just another land-based rover – it will also pioneer the very first powered f

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2015

Space & Astronomy

NASA Needs to Come Up With a Mars Habitation Prototype By 2018

We should all know by now that NASA has an interest in putting people on the Moon to settle there permanently some time in the next few decades. The United

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2022

Space & Astronomy

Future Moon and Mars Astronauts Could Use Microbes for Settlement...

In a recent study published in Materials Today Bio, an international team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine (UCI) analyzed how

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 20, 2022

Technology

Virtual reality & holograms will improve astronaut mental health...

Humans will be back on the Moon (Luna) within the next few years, and then on to Mars within the decade afterwards. We are destined to leave the confines o

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 01, 2020

Space & Astronomy

Four Lakes Detected Under Martian Surface

Researchers from Roma Tre University in Italy have confirmed the existence of four large lakes under the ice at Mar’s south pole. The findin

Written by: Annie Lennon
APR 23, 2015

Space & Astronomy

Thar She Goes!

For the first time in 2015, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has spotted its roving buddy Curiosity on the Martian landscape, but the rover seems t

Written by: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2019

Space & Astronomy

NASA's InSight Lander Provides Daily Weather Reports from Mars

NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touched down on the Martian surface less than t

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2015

Space & Astronomy

NASA's Rocket for Putting People on Mars Passes Critical Design...

Earlier in the month, NASA revealed publicly the agency’s plans to try and send humans into deep space missions where they would be able to permanent

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 11, 2021

Space & Astronomy

Martian Rocks Show Signs of Long-Term Water Erosion

A new report in Nature has shown that water had a pivotal role in shaping the surface of Mars, just as the Perseverance rover has begun to analyze the surf

Written by: Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2017

Space & Astronomy

This Martian Crater Could Have Been Habitable for Over 700 Million...

Of all the planets orbiting the Sun, perhaps Mars is one of the most interesting. Not only is it more like Earth than any other planet in the Solar System,

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2016

Space & Astronomy

Boron Has Been Detected on the Martian Surface for the First Time

The Curiosity Rover on Mars is always searching for interesting things that might help researchers answer the long-lasting question of whether or not the r

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2015

Space & Astronomy

Curiosity Takes a Detour

Curiosity, the Mars rover that's been tooling around the red planet since 2012 normally has a meticulously planned route. There is no "go where the wind ta

Written by: Brenda Kelley Kim