06 November 2020
The Moon could have a long-lost "twin" in orbit around Mars
... became lunar-like in composition through millions or billions of years of space weathering. Alternatively, the object came from Mars itself. “The shape of the 101429 spectrum tells us that it is rich in pyroxene, a mineral found in the outer layer...
22 March 2021
The first look at Ingenuity on Mars
... Marscopter to the surface of the planet. When NASA’s Mars 2020 mission successfully deployed the Perseverance rover on the Red ... that might be part of future robotic and human missions to Mars. Its first objective however, is just to last the night...
14 May 2021
China is about to land its Zhurong rover on Mars
... larger than the now-defunct Spirit and Opportunity rovers. It is powered by solar panels and is designed to study Mars’ climate, magnetic field, geological structure, and surface composition. Providing the landing is a success, Zhurong has a minimum...
21 May 2021
New study suggests organic salts are likely present on Mars
... organic salts if they are present in sufficient amounts. “If we determine that there are organic salts concentrated anywhere on Mars, we’ll want to investigate those regions further, and ideally drill deeper below the surface where organic matter...
06 September 2021
China develops prototype for its own Mars helicopter
... the Ingenuity team throughout its mission, having a drone on Mars to scout ahead of its rover has clearly paid off. Recently... science team. Few details about what China’s own Mars’ helicopter will be equipped with have been mentioned, other...
20 September 2021
Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says
...With SpaceX founder Elon Musk racking up Starship prototypes as fast as he can build them in order to build colonies on Mars – work on SN20, or Ship 20 is currently in progress – and China suggesting it is also going to build a base on the Red Planet...
