Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
Sending a nuclear fission reactor into space means lots of technical questions. One research group is coming up with models ...
Listen To A Meteor Slam Into Mars and Watch The Aftermath
NASA Insight mission's seismometer data of a meteor slamming into Mars has been converted into sound. The meteor broke into ...
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Celebrating 10 Years at Mars with NASA’s MAVEN Mission
A decade ago, on Sept. 21, 2014, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft entered orbit around Mars, ...
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45 Days To 'Mars' And Back: NASA Simulated Mission Wraps Up With Some Real Insights
An all-volunteer crew completed a 45-day simulated mission to Mars as part of NASA's HERA program, providing insights into ...
Why Understanding Mars’ Deep Interior Should Remain A Top Priority
NASA’s InSight mission to study Mars’ deep interior was a big success but we still need more data. A crucial instrument on ...
Kite & Key Media: Should We Go To Mars? Could We?
In the near future, human explorers may set foot on Mars. And, for some people, that’s just the first step toward building a ...
NASA's Mars rovers had a gangbusters summer of rocks
NASA's Martian rovers, Perseverance and Curiosity, had an exceptional summer, detecting rocks with potential signs of ancient ...
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New NASA images reveal giant hole in Curiosity rover's wheel after 12 years of 'abuse' on Mars
Images captured by Curiosity's onboard cameras show several large tears in the tire of one of the rover's wheels. However, the damage does not appear to be slowing the roaming robot down.
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Laser Message Sent 460 Million Kilometers – Further Than Mars – To NASA's Psyche
The Psyche mission is on its way to study the metallic asteroid of the same name, and on its journey, continues to test the ...