13 July 2020
UAE's mission to Mars scheduled for launch tomorrow
... state for advanced sciences, said during a news conference held on 9 July. "So it covers all regions of Mars at all local times at Mars, and that's a comprehensive understanding that fills in the gap of changes through time through different seasons...
08 February 2021
UAE Hope probe poised to enter Mars' orbit tomorrow
... will reach a final proximity of 1,062 kilometres from Mars, once the burn is complete and mission control staff back...surface. The probe is equipped with three instruments to examine Mars’ atmosphere in detail and will monitor, amongst other things,...
17 March 2021
Like Venus, ancient water on Mars is trapped in its crust, new study says
... volcanic degassing, atmospheric escape, and crustal hydration on Mars, a team headed by Caltech PhD candidate Eva Scheller...the past. Instead the team suggest that a significant portion of Mars's water — between 30 and 99 percent — is trapped within ...
09 February 2021
UAE Hope probe successfully enters Mars' orbit
...kilometres per hour (km/h) to some 18,000 km/h to achieve Mars Orbital Insertion (MOI). It will maintain this capture orbit,...with the unique instrumental synergy, Hope will explore Mars different atmospheric layers revealing new and global perspective...
17 February 2021
Perseverance due to land on Mars tomorrow!
...nylon tethers. The rover is expected to touch down on the surface of Mars at human walking speed (about 2.7 kph or 1.7 mph) at around... relay capability added this past year to NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Engineers expect additional data ...
28 September 2016
Musk unveils ambitious plans for Mars
...that would take 100 people and 80 days to get to Mars and eventually in as little as 30 days. The system ... According to a timeline outlined by Mr Musk in his presentation the first Mars flight could take place in 2022 in a spacecraft he would like to ...