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Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries — and learning to do more with ...
It took a series of complicated maneuvers never attempted before that led to the successful landing on Mars' Gale crater.
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Jordan, the celebrated British TV drama writer, has stepped down as executive chairman of Red Planet Pictures ...
Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any ...
The only problem is that Martians are already there, and when humans land on the red planet in the then-distant year of 1999, it doesn’t take long for the Martians to hunt them down.
In early July, the Red Planet rises around 10:30 p.m. local daylight time and climbs highest around 3 a.m. It shines brilliantly at magnitude –2.2. But Mars doesn’t stand pat.
And in 2012, Steltzner's last big project, the Curiosity rover, landed on the Red Planet. It's still exploring Mars today.
"As this type of technology develops, it's going to have spinoff benefits for sustainability technology here on Earth as well ...
In my August article, “The Red Planet’s colorful past,” I cover man’s research of Mars and its use in popular culture from ancient times up to the first spacecraft mission to the planet in ...
Red planet has a big core, complex crust Seismograph on NASA's InSight lander is slowly imaging the Martian interior. John Timmer – Jul 25, 2021 6:00 AM | 173 ...
October 2020 is all about the glory of Mars as the glimmering red planet puts on a show in the night sky. We passed Mars' close approach to Earth on Oct. 6 and now we can look forward to Mars ...