Scientists are rethinking a long-held belief that the liquid responsible for shaping Mars' surface must have been water. For decades, evidence like massive outflow channels, ancient river valleys ...
But while Earth’s rivers and lakes are of liquid water, on Titan—the largest moon of Saturn—it’s liquid methane that sculpts the surface. Add Mars to the mix—where there’s a lot of ...
The NASA Perseverance rover has been gathering rocks and dust since it landed on Mars in February 2021. Scientists believe ...
Ancient rainstorms may have sculpted the red planet, similar to the monsoon rains that helped shape the Southwest’s landscape ...
"Springtime on Earth has lots of trickling as water ice gradually melts. But on Mars, everything happens with a bang," Serina ...
"Once upon a time", said Space, Mars had "lots of liquid water" on its surface, with oceans, lakes and rivers, "but the water disappeared about 3 billion years ago". This means Mars rovers have ...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...
Billions of years ago, water flowed in rivers and pooled in lakes on the Martian surface. But Mars has since lost much of its atmosphere, which means water can't stay liquid for long on the ...
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
No place on Earth has the exact conditions we see on Mars. Scientists believe the Red Planet once had rivers with flowing water. Today, though, the planet’s surface is an arid wasteland with an ...
This isn't the first time Wind River has played a role in a successful Mars landing. VxWorks is the operating system for NASA's Curiosity rover that touched down on the red planet in 2012.