Mars

Mars could be a great place to live—for sponges 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 31, 2018
Oxygen-breathing critters might be more plausible than we thought.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s First Image of Mars from a CubeSat 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 23, 2018
NASA’s MarCO mission was designed to find out if briefcase-sized spacecraft called CubeSats could survive the journey to deep space. Now, MarCO – which stands for Mars Cube One – has Mars in sight.

By David Aragorn
Tiny Satellites Headed to Mars Likely Are First of Many 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 29, 2018
Two tiny explorers are pushing the bounds of their kind, but if scientists have their way, the two adventurers will soon have plenty of company.

By David Aragorn
As Dust Clears, NASA Spots Possibly Dead Opportunity Rover From Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 28, 2018
It’s been 107 agonizing days since NASA last heard from Opportunity, raising fears that the 14-year-old rover has finally expired after being battered by a massive dust storm.

By David Aragorn
Mars trip radiation exposure levels revealed 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 22, 2018
Scientists have calculated the minimum level of radiation that an astronaut will be exposed to on a trip to Mars.

By David Aragorn
5 Hazards of Human Spaceflight 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2018
A human journey to Mars, at first glance, offers an inexhaustible amount of complexities.

By David Aragorn
Martian Skies Clearing over Opportunity Rover 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 5, 2018
A planet-encircling dust storm on Mars, which was first detected May 30 and halted operations for the Opportunity rover, continues to abate.

By David Aragorn
What does Mars’ lake mean for the search for life on the Red Planet?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 2, 2018
The water body, if confirmed, could potentially harbor microbes

By David Aragorn
You Might Be Less Excited About Colonising Mars After This New Study 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 31, 2018
Not ideal.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Identify Source of Mars Dust Currently Threatening Rover 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 26, 2018
The Opportunity rover on Mars is trying to survive a massive dust storm that could put the craft out of operation — but where does all the dust in that storm come from?

By David Aragorn