November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
... for saving humanity. If astronauts are engineered to cope with the gravity, radiation and other challenges life on Mars brings, will they then be at a disadvantage when it comes to living on another planet or back on Earth? Commercial exploitation...
28 September 2015
Images taken by MRO’s HiRISE make case for salt water on Mars, NASA says
.... In the drum-up to the event, there was some speculation that evidence of life on Mars would also be revealed – but alas. Answering the media’s questions on the probability of life on the Red Planet, NASA did have this to say: “We now...
09 August 2021
NASA is seeking applicants for yearlong simulated Mars mission
... ventures farther into the cosmos, the astronaut experience will change. In preparation for the real-life challenges of future missions to Mars, NASA will study how highly motivated individuals respond under the rigor of a long-duration...
13 March 2020
ExoMars launch postposed until 2022
... need more time to complete. The primary goal of the mission is to determine if there has ever been life on Mars, and to better understand the history of water on the planet. The ExoMars rover, named Rosalind Franklin, includes a ...
23 November 2016
Massive ice deposits found under the surface of Mars
...half or more of an underground layer in a large region of Mars, holds about as much water as what's in Lake Superior, largest... melting and this could have implications for the possibility of life on Mars. "Where water ice has been around for a long ...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
...the field of planetary physics by measuring the heat flows on Mars. The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury is planned for ... agency Roscosmos, have the goal of seeking traces of life on Mars. The first mission launched from Baikonur on 14 March ...
