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
In a recent study published in Materials Today Bio, an international team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine (UCI) analyzed how
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
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,
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
Much of the world is getting fired up about sending astronauts to explore extraplanetary bodies such as Mars or the Moon, but there's one thing to keep in
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
We've all heard about plans for exploring and possibly even colonizing Mars. To do that we'll have to land a lot of hardware there: habitats, vehicles, su
NASA's Perseverance Rover will be reaching Mars soon, and it will have to go through a seven-minute descent before we know if it lands safely. On Febru
Despite the fact that NASA one day wants to have an occupied research facility on Mars for astronauts to temporarily settle on as they conduct experiments
Mars has a thin atmosphere without much humidity, making cloudy days rare. But clouds can be found sometimes near the Martian equator during the coldest pe
What exercises can future astronauts on long-term missions to the Moon or Mars conduct to help mitigate the effects of cartilage damage resulting from micr
When you look at Mars today, you probably have a hard time believing that the planet ever had any traces of water oceans like the Earth has. On the other h
Anticipation of putting people on Mars is growing, especially because of all the hype from NASA and SpaceX to eventually have permanent human settlement th
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