The Red Planet launches large bursts of plasma into space from its upper atmosphere, much like the sun’s coronal mass ...
Newfound rocks on Mars suggest the planet may have once sported an oxygen-rich atmosphere, making it more Earth-like and ...
The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts.
Of course, the Mars of today isn’t so hospitable—it’s atmosphere is nearly non-existent, riverbeds are dried up, and any ...
The future of a space-faring civilization will depend on the ability to move both cargo and humans efficiently and rapidly.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered rocky material that's riddled with an unusual amount of manganese, a mineral ...
The Curiosity Mars rover has detected intriguing chemical evidence, in the form of anomalous amounts of manganese oxide, ...
A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese ...
The results suggest that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the shoreline of an ancient, habitable lake on ...
A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the ...
The light shows can be seen across the entirety of Mars, due to our neighboring planet's lack of magnetic field.
Ancient Mars may have been surprisingly similar to planet Earth, a NASA rover has revealed. Using the ChemCam instrument on ...