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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...
Elon Musk Accepts Boeing Challenge To Land On Mars First
By Marksman on December 19, 2017
A CNBC host asked Boeing’s CEO, Dennis Muilenburg who would get on Mars first, him or Elon Musk? And, that is where things got interesting. His...
Where Is The Planet Between Mars And Jupiter?
By Marksman on December 7, 2017
Within our solar system there are 8 planets, But could there have been another to add to our solar systems group, which existed in between...
Liquid Water Isn’t Flowing on Mars
By Marksman on November 24, 2017
In 2015, scientists announced something incredible: They had strong evidence that there was liquid water flowing on Mars today. The implications were huge for the...
NASA Mars 2030 VR Experience Available Now
By Marksman on August 3, 2017
If you would like to explore the surface of Mars using your virtual reality headset, you may be interested to know that NASA has this...