U of R team’s award-winning design may help humans visit Mars
An team of University of Regina students won the first phase of a nationwide challenge calling for a solution to the extremely low air pressures found on Mars. Continue reading
Mars
NASA releases recording of first-ever likely ‘marsquake’
NASA says this is the first recorded trembling that appears to have come from inside the planet as opposed to being caused by forces above the surface, such as wind. Continue reading
Images show evidence of underground lakes system on Mars, scientists say
Data collected by NASA and ESA probes orbiting the red planet provide the first geological evidence for an ancient Martian groundwater system, according to researchers. Continue reading
NASA says goodbye to Opportunity, the Mars rover that bit the dust after 15 years
Opportunity was built to operate for just three months but kept going and going, was pronounced dead 15 years after it landed on the red planet. Continue reading
Canadian Space Agency funds research of Mars minerals led by Western professor
The research team is developing an instrument that’ll be better at analyzing mineral data on Mars. Continue reading
Doctor who holds Canadian record for time spent in space expected to be hired for Mars project
Ex-astronaut Robert Thirsk is expected to help the Canadian Space Agency figure out how to contribute medical expertise to a human mission to Mars. Continue reading
Listen here to wind on Mars — the first time it has ever been captured
These are the first sounds from Mars that are detectible by human ears, according to researchers. Continue reading
Alan Cross: Music on Mars and how it got there
Is there life on Mars? We’re not sure yet, but there’s certainly music up there. Continue reading
3 more Mars landers planned to follow NASA’s InSight in 2 years
InSight — the eighth successful Martian lander — should be wrapping up two years of digging and quake monitoring by the time rovers arrive from the U.S., Europe and China. Continue reading
Saskatoon woman’s product on NASA’s Mars InSight probe
A Saskatoon woman’s product has been used by NASA as armour to protect part of the Mars InSight probe. Continue reading