This manner of operation means that an ion thruster and a small mass of fuel can theoretically create a much larger delta-V than chemical rockets, perfect for long-range space missions to Mars and ...

Once you get a few hundred kilometers away from our beloved rocky planet things get uncomfortable due to the lack of oxygen ... missions to the Moon and Mars. So let’s learn more about the ...

Potential Solvents Identified for Building on Moon and Mars Jan. 11, 2024 — Researchers ... discovered that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes ...

MIT researchers plan to search for proteins that could be used to measure electrical activity in the brain. To engineer ...

But arachnophobes have nothing to fear, even if the Mars orbiter images appear to suggest that the Red Planet has succumbed to an infestation of creepy crawlies. Rather, a strange chemical ...

In something straight out of an episode of Doctor Who, a Mars orbiter has spotted what appears to be a swarm of spiders crawling across the red planet's surface. These "spiders" were recently ...

By Laura Baisas | Published Apr 25, 2024 11:58 AM EDT Mars' Inca City formation (left) is home to Martian ‘spiders’ every spring (right). ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (left) ESA/TGO/CaSSIS (right ...

Apr. 24, 2023 — New NASA InSight research reveals that Mars has a liquid core rich in sulfur and oxygen, leading to new clues about how terrestrial planets form, evolve and potentially sustain ...

In fact, carbonate minerals are puzzlingly rare on Mars, which has always had plenty of carbon dioxide available. In the wet environments of early Mars, that CO₂ should have dissolved in water ...

NASA's plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there's a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday. Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has been on NASA's to-do ...