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,...
10 February 2021
Success for China as Tianwen-1 enters Mars' orbit
... engines to slow the vehicle down enough to be captured by Mars' gravitational pull. The crucial "braking" operation was activated at ...scientific operations. With the safe arrival of Tianwen-1 at Mars, China is now the sixth country to put a ...
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 ...
27 July 2018
A pool of liquid water found under Mars' south pole
...under the surface of the martian south polar region. Mars is littered with many geological features whose origin could ... underground pockets of salty, sediment-rich liquid water on Mars also provide a suitable breeding ground for this type of...
