Articles about mars

Illustration: Male and female astronauts floating toward a Valentine's Day heart in space

Sex in space? Find out how science weighs the pluses and minuses on Valentine’s Day

You might think sex in space would be an out-of-this-world experience — but based on the scientific evidence so far,… Read More

Mars gullies with evidence of dusty ice deposits

Researchers suggest new place to look for microbial life on Mars: ice with bits of dust

Could microbes endure just beneath the surface of Mars, in layers of dusty ice exposed to just the right amount… Read More

NASA engineer working on construction robot

Mars Society gains foothold in AI, robotics and biotechnology to clear a path to space

The Mars Society says it’s making progress on launching a startup incubator in the Seattle area, with artificial intelligence and… Read More

AI-generated images of "Cybertruck on Mars."

Cybertrucks on Mars? Space advocates and NASA consider ideas for sample return

Tesla’s Cybertruck may look ungainly on Earth, but a pressurized version of the vehicle might be just the thing for… Read More

Crew 245 simulated EVA at Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station in Utah

Mars Society brings its convention — plus strategies for space startups — to Seattle

What’s the best route to the Red Planet? Hundreds of people are converging on Seattle this week to consider that… Read More

Mars Society unveils its plan to establish technology institute, perhaps in Seattle

The nonprofit Mars Society is getting set to take the next giant leap in its mission to support Red Planet… Read More

Illustration: DRACO nuclear-powered spacecraft

DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin to demonstrate DRACO nuclear rocket

NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with… Read More

Illustration: ESCAPADE probes orbiting Mars

Blue Origin wins an order from NASA for launch of Mars magnetosphere mission

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won its first NASA order for a New Glenn rocket launch, with Mars… Read More

NASA calls an end to Mars InSight lander mission, with Aerojet getting in on tributes

Four years after engineers cheered the landing of the robotic InSight spacecraft on Mars, NASA today declared an end to… Read More

Seattle’s Museum of Flight celebrates 1-year anniversary of Perseverance landing on Mars

This past Friday marked one Earth year since NASA’s Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter touched down on Mars. Seattle’s Museum of Flight… Read More

Honeybee Robotics co-founder Steve Gorevan with rover hardware

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture agrees to buy Honeybee Robotics, a pioneer in rover hardware

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has struck a deal to acquire Honeybee Robotics, a trailblazer in the business of… Read More

Mockups of NASA’s newest Mars rover and helicopter will kick off a road trip in Seattle

Seattle’s Museum of Flight says it’ll serve as the first stop on a road trip for NASA’s full-scale replicas of… Read More

Going, going … goniometer! First Mode delivers measuring gizmo for Mars mission

The 3-foot-wide contraption that was built in First Mode’s Seattle workshop looks like something from a science-fiction movie, complete with… Read More

NASA names Perseverance rover landing site on Mars after Seattle sci-fi pioneer Octavia E. Butler

Fifteen years after her death, Seattle science-fiction author Octavia E. Butler has joined an exclusive pantheon of space luminaries memorialized… Read More

NASA backs concepts for deep-drilling Mars rover and interstellar-object probe

The latest crop of NASA-backed concepts for far-out space exploration includes “borebots” that could drill as far as a mile… Read More

NASA releases jaw-dropping video and audio from Mars, with an assist from AWS

For the first time ever, NASA has captured video of a rover landing on the surface of Mars, plus audio… Read More

NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down to start years-long search for life on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars today and began a mission that’s meant to store up evidence of past… Read More

How the pandemic is changing the protocol for NASA’s Mars landing — and how to watch it happen

Veteran spacecraft engineer Chris Voorhees has witnessed six Mars landings in the course of his career, and he’s playing a… Read More

Liftoff! NASA’s Perseverance rover begins odyssey to seek out traces of life on Mars

With the fiery flash of a rocket launch, NASA’s Perseverance rover headed out today for what’s expected to be a… Read More

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover mission serves as ultimate test for working from home (planet)

The launch of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover marks the start of a seven-month-long journey involving tens of millions of miles… Read More

Perseverance rover will go to Mars with a monument to COVID-19 medical teams

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands in Mars’ Jezero Crater next February, it’ll be carrying a tribute to the medical community… Read More

Vaneeza Rupani with Ingenuity helicopter

NASA takes high-school student’s suggestion and gives Mars Helicopter a new name: Ingenuity

Picking up on a suggestion from an Alabama high-school junior, NASA has given an ingenious name to the first helicopter… Read More

Perseverance! NASA reveals the name of its next Mars rover, suggested by a seventh-grader

NASA’s next Mars rover was named Perseverance today, following up on a suggestion made by a seventh-grader in Virginia. More than… Read More

NASA lists nine potential names suggested by kids for its next Mars rover: Vote for your favorite

NASA and an army of nearly 4,700 volunteer judges have selected nine potential names for a rover that’s due to… Read More

Map of water ice on Mars shows where NASA (and SpaceX) are likely to send their first astronauts

A newly published survey pinpointing where Martian water ice is likely to lie close to the surface could serve as… Read More

Lessons from 15-year rover mission: Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For 15 years, planetary scientist Steve Squyres’ life revolved around Mars, with good reason. He was… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk lays out a fast and furious plan for Starship super-rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk set a revved-up timeline tonight for testing and building a fleet of Starship rocket ships that… Read More

NASA awards $10M to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for hydrogen-oxygen storage tech

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is on the top of the funding list for a newly announced… Read More

After leading Mars rover missions, Steve Squyres joins Blue Origin as chief scientist

Just months after closing out the 15-year-long Opportunity rover mission on Mars, Cornell University astronomer Steve Squyres is taking advantage… Read More

NASA checks SpaceX’s potential Starship landing sites on Mars, with water in mind

NASA is helping SpaceX get a fix on potential landing sites on Mars for its Starship super-spaceship, with an emphasis… Read More