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NASA’s Curiosity Is On Mars For 7 Years And Here Are Its 30 Best Photos
By Marksman on July 5, 2020
We all love a good space movie and facts about space. Though Mars has historically been against Earth’s attempts to visit it, NASA’s curiosity was...
NASA Discovered ‘Field of Ice Blocks’ Collapsing on Mars
By Marksman on February 1, 2020
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft captured before-and-after pictures showing part of Mars’ north polar cap collapsing. The MRO HiRise camera team at the University of Arizona stitch together...
Underground Ice Sheets On Mars Solve The Water Problem For Settlers
By Marksman on October 7, 2019
We think of Mars as a dry and desolate planet. But, that might not be the case. NASA and the US Geological Survey used devices...
Send Your Name to Mars On 2020 Rover And Get a Souvenir Boarding Pass
By Marksman on May 23, 2019
Members of the public who want to send their name to Mars on NASA’s next rover mission to the Red Planet can get a souvenir...
Mars Lander Captures Haunting Sound of Martian Winds
By Marksman on January 8, 2019
Listen to Martian wind blow across NASA’s InSight lander. The spacecraft’s seismometer and air pressure sensor picked up vibrations from 10-15 mph (16-24 kph) winds as...
Mars Express Took Photos Of Mars With a Giant Crater Packed With Ice
By Marksman on December 21, 2018
Flying over the frigid northern limits of Mars, the circling Mars Express satellite took images of the 50-mile wide Korolev crater packed with ice. Korolev...
Holding Pieces of the Moon and Mars on Earth
By Marksman on April 19, 2018
Sarah Hörst, an Assistant Prof of Planetary Science at Johns Hopkins University, recently got to hold a piece of the moon and mars in her...
The VASIMR Engine: How to Get to Mars in 40 Days
By Marksman on January 15, 2018
Chemical engines can only move us through the solar system so quickly, but a faster method is being engineered right now that could get us...
Large Water Reserves Found All Over Mars
By Marksman on January 12, 2018
At sites across the midsection of Mars, scientists have found layers of water ice buried mere feet beneath the red planet’s surface. The discovery adds crucial...
Tesla Is Sending Its Roadster To Take A Tour Of Mars
By Marksman on December 29, 2017
Elon Musk’s claim to send his Roadster to Mars on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket is not a joke. Weeks after the announcement, Elon Musk has...