A northern summer dust storm on Mars boosted high-altitude water escape, suggesting short-lived events may play a bigger role ...
Mars has always been a curious planet, often overshadowed by its larger neighbors, but recent research suggests that the Red Planet plays an unexpected role in shaping Earth’s climate. According to a ...
A Mars spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been AWOL. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact with the MAVEN orbiter.
In a study published on Feb. 2 in Communications: Earth & Environment, an international team of researchers reveals how, in ...
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PASADENA, Calif. A NASA spacecraft successfully slipped into orbit around Mars Friday, joining a trio of orbiters already circling the Red Planet. Scientists cheered after the Mars Reconnaissance ...
The Martian polar vortex exhibits significantly lower temperatures (approximately 40°C colder) within its core compared to the surrounding atmosphere, a phenomenon observed through the use of the ...
We may be closer to unravelling the mystery of how the dry, arid Mars used to be covered in water from new research that focuses on an unexpected event (a powerful dust storm) at an unexpected time ...
April 7 -- The Mars Odyssey blasted off on schedule this morning from Cape Canaveral, Fla., en route to the Red Planet. The orbiter carried with it a hefty list of objectives, from snapping detailed ...