NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence
NASA's Mars Maven spacecraft has been declared dead after six months of radio silence
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Should we store Mars samples on the moon to keep alien germs away from Earth?
Scientists propose that a moon base could act as an isolated first line of biological defense against extraterrestrial samples that might be harmful to Earth's ...
Mars was once a warmer world of rivers, lakes and a thicker atmosphere, but after its internal dynamo died and the planet lost the magnetic shield that helps protect an atmosphere, the solar wind stri
The familiar version goes like this. Early Mars was a warmer world with rivers and lakes and a thick atmosphere. Its internal dynamo died, the planet lost the m...
[2605.30783] Coupling dynamical accretion and chemical differentiation: a unified framework for Earth-Mars diversity
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.30783: Coupling dynamical accretion and chemical differentiation: a unified framework for Earth-Mars diversity
Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept 'swim' through sand on curved wheels (video)
A team of scientists is exploring a Mars rover that is outfitted with inventive curved wheels, which, like the feet of a desert lizard, can "swim" through sand.
MAVEN Spacecraft Finds New Plasma Squeezing at Mars
A cloaked alien invasion force is approaching Earth and coming up on Mars. The first officer looks through a viewfinder and says, “Captain, the fourth planet?...
New Plasma Thruster Could Slash Mars Trips In Half, NASA Says
NASA says it has successfully tested a high-powered plasma thruster that could eventually reduce Mars travel times from months to far shorter missions. NASA Ad...