08 February 2019
Mars MarCO CubeSats go quiet
...would be pushing the limits of experimental technology. Now well past Mars, the daring twins seem to have reached their limit. It's... unlikely they'll be heard from again. MarCO, short for Mars Cube One, was the first interplanetary mission to use a ...
28 June 2016
Oxides discovered on Mars hint at an oxygen-rich past
... deposits of manganese oxides until after the oxygen levels in our atmosphere rose,” said Lanza. It is possible that Mars’s atmosphere had an abundance of oxygen due to the planets weak magnetic field. Without a protective shield, ionising radiation...
19 April 2021
Success for NASA as Ingenuity makes the first ever powered, controlled flight on Mars
...hours for data to be returned to the control room from Mars to learn whether the flight had taken place or not. ...have been thinking for so long about having our Wright brothers moment on Mars, and here it is,” Aung said. “We will take a moment ...
07 February 2018
Musk sets pace in the race to Mars
...Elon Musk is to take people back to the Moon and on to Mars. The Falcon Heavy's specs are impressive. The three-core rocket boasts... much to fly as the Falcon Heavy. On the road to Mars and in the wake of this high profile success serious questions now...
