System would also make it easier to transport much heavier spacecraft Engineering research outfit Howe Industries is working ...
The future of a space-faring civilization will depend on the ability to move both cargo and humans efficiently and rapidly.
NASA will task two of its spacecraft with analyzing the effects of this increased solar activity on the Red Planet.
It works by using a laser to create plasma on rock samples ... "On Mars, we don't have evidence for life, and the mechanism to produce oxygen in Mars' ancient atmosphere is unclear, so how the ...
This propulsion system would produce up to 100,000 N of thrust with a specific impulse (Isp) of 5,000 seconds.
The study of Martian rocks by NASA’s Curiosity rover suggests that ancient Mars might have had conditions suitable for life.
ChemCam uses a laser to zap rocks and create a plasma, then analyzes the light ... The discovery of similar processes on ancient Mars suggests that the planet might once have had some form of ...
The results suggest that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the shoreline of an ancient, habitable lake on ...
This ancient agricultural technique may increase yields of some plants on the Red Planet.
The light shows can be seen across the entirety of Mars, due to our neighboring planet's lack of magnetic field.
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 ...
A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese ...