Mars
20/12/2023 - 15:57
In the old days, when government was viewed as the sole protagonist of space exploration, this line of argument was fairly straightforward... →
26/11/2022 - 14:40
It's January 2004 and Nasa is about to land on Mars, twice. The twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are scheduled to arrive on opposite... →
03/02/2022 - 17:59
When packing for a return flight to the Red Planet, space engineers must account for around two years' worth of food and water for the crew... →
30/07/2021 - 13:47
This week, scientists are dropping an Olympus Mons of findings from the two brave robots. In three papers published today in the journal... →
01/08/2019 - 12:12
The reason this news registered among scientists is that methane is often a sign of life; although the gas can be produced by various... →
05/02/2018 - 17:08
A mockup of the Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station, or D-Mars, was unveiled on Monday at the 13th Ilan Ramon International Space... →
22/08/2016 - 14:47
Though some dexterity has been developed for Earth-based robotics systems using hydraulics, such robots cannot be used in space because of... →
07/03/2016 - 13:46
Yet the actual story of Mars is weirder, grander, and in some ways more terrifying than any of the fictions that humans have spun. Although... →
19/10/2015 - 19:07
The idea of people on, or from, the moon is not unique to Western culture. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is a Japanese story dating back to... →
28/09/2015 - 21:57
Secret source
Researchers have long wondered whether liquid water might occasionally flow across the surface today. It is not a simple... →
26/11/2014 - 13:08
Focusing on the short term
There are three big reasons NASA can't lay out a comprehensive Mars plan: flat budgets, a perilous political... →
10/10/2014 - 21:17
What about life on Mars? Or any other planet?
Other experts favour the idea of setting up home on firmer ground – a planet or moon –... →