13 March 2019
'Marscopter' to accompany rover on Mars 2020 mission
... to though. “Flying a heavier-than-air vehicle within Mars’ thin atmosphere has never been done before, and we’re ... of the surface below for transmission back to Earth. “The Mars Helicopter’s initial flight will represent that planet’s version of the ...
15 July 2019
New study says silica aerogel could make Mars habitable
... by scientists in the US and UK have found that such a situation has the potential to allow photosynthetic life to develop on Mars without extensive planetary-scale modifications. Despite the name, aerogels, of which there are a few varieties, do not...
07 August 2019
Crater evidence points to a past mega-tsunami on Mars
... widespread damage as it thundered over land. Without plate tectonics to cause huge landslips, it is expected that any tsunamis on Mars would also be generated by an impacting body striking its surface. So the hunt has been on to find signs of the...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
... orbiter will be equally laden with equipment, including a Mars ion and neutral particle analyser, and energetic particles analyser,...is launched, it will take about seven months to reach Mars, and the final procedure of landing will only last about ...
22 July 2020
China's first Mars rover set to launch tomorrow
... in situ rover. Between them, the mission scientific objectives include; mapping the morphology and geological structure of Mars, investigating the surface soil characteristics and water-ice distribution and analysing the surface material composition...
30 July 2020
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully blasts off to Mars
... samples for a possible return to Earth by future Mars sample return missions from its landing location in Jezero Crater... is also designed to better understand the geology and climate of Mars, and to pave the way for human exploration beyond the Moon...
