See also stories tagged with Mars

Search results for Mars

Space Exploration 23 hours ago

Billionaire's 2nd SpaceX trip featuring spacewalk aims for early summer launch

Billionaire Jared Issacman, who flew to space once with SpaceX, is already set for launch No. 2 in early summer.

Astrobiology 23 hours ago

What can early Earth teach us about the search for life?

Earth is the only life-supporting planet we know of, so it's tempting to use it as a standard in the search for life elsewhere. But the modern Earth can't serve as a basis for evaluating exoplanets and their potential to ...

Space Exploration May 6, 2024

China publishes world's first high-definition lunar geologic atlas

China has released a geologic atlas set of the global moon with a scale of 1:2.5 million, which is the first complete high-definition lunar geologic atlas in the world, providing basic map data for future lunar research and ...

Planetary Sciences May 6, 2024

Compared to billions of years ago, Venus has almost no water: New study may reveal why

Planetary scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered how Venus, Earth's scalding and uninhabitable neighbor, became so dry.

Environment May 6, 2024

Calif. state Sen. Blakespear says coastal railroad is at a climate crossroads

A coordinated, multiagency effort is essential to save Southern California's coastal rail corridor from sea-level rise and erosion, state Sen. Catherine Blakespear warned last week.

Environment May 5, 2024

Extreme heat drives Chile wildfires leaving at least 51 dead

Chileans Sunday feared a rise in the death toll from wildfires blazing across the South American country that have already killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted.

Space Exploration May 4, 2024

Boeing's Starliner joins select club of crewed US spaceships

Throughout the annals of American space exploration, a select few spacecraft have had the distinction of carrying human beings beyond Earth.

Planetary Sciences May 3, 2024

Earth from space: Namibian landforms

This image may resemble the surface of Mars, but it was actually captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, revealing the stunning terrain of northwest Namibia.

Space Exploration May 3, 2024

China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.

Space Exploration May 2, 2024

Pulsed plasma rocket (PPR): Shielded, fast transits for humans to Mars

The future of a space-faring civilization will depend on the ability to move both cargo and humans efficiently and rapidly. Due to the extremely large distances that are involved in space travel, the spacecraft must reach ...

page 1 from 40