NASA Mars
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Two NASA spacecraft record biggest meteor strikes at Mars: ‘We were so lucky’Two NASA spacecraft at Mars--one on the surface and the other in orbit-- have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet.ScienceOct 27, 2022
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Want to pretend to live on Mars for a year? NASA is accepting applications nowThe paid volunteers will work a simulated Martian exploration mission complete with spacewalks, limited communications, restricted food and resources and equipment failures.ScienceAug 6, 2021
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NASA launches Mars rover to look for ancient life on red planetThe biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built blasted off for the red planet Thursday as part of an ambitious, long-range project to bring the first Martian rock samples back to Earth to be analyzed for evidence of ancient life.WorldJul 30, 2020
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NASA Mars rover to blast off Thursday, chasing China and United Arab EmiratesThe U.S. space agency's $2.4 billion Perseverance mission is expected to reach Mars next February.ScienceJul 30, 2020
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Spacecraft gets ready for Mars launch: NASA, China and UAE hope to find signs of lifeThe U.S., for its part, is dispatching a six-wheeled rover the size of a car, named Perseverance, to collect rock samples that will be brought back to Earth for analysis in about a decade.ScienceJul 13, 2020
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First methane, now oxygen: gaseous mysteries on Mars puzzle scientistsScientists expected oxygen to behave predictably, but “it didn’t” — unlike nitrogen and argon, which followed a “predictable seasonal pattern.”ScienceNov 15, 2019
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U of R team building huge 3D printer for interstellar challengeA University of Regina team is building a massive 3D printer to bring their award-winning space exploration designs to life.ScienceSep 13, 2019
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U of R team’s award-winning design may help humans visit MarsAn 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.ScienceMay 31, 2019
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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.ScienceApr 23, 2019
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NASA’s InSight phones home, beams back 1st photos from Mars surfaceNASA’s probe sent back two photos of its new home after it made a successful touchdown at around 3 p.m. ET on Monday.TrendingNov 27, 2018
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