SpaceX’s Starship has a ‘fighting chance’ of launching on its first un-crewed mission to Mars in just four year’s time, founder and CEO Elon Musk has claimed. Mr Musk made the comments over Zoom during the International Mars Society Convention, which was held on Friday October 16, 2020. The Mars Society is a US-founded worldwide non-profit … Read more
Mars and the moon are meeting in the sky TONIGHT, as the Red Planet makes its closest approach to Earth in years Mars and the moon will meet each other starting at 11:35pm ET Friday Earth is preparing to pass between Mars and the sun, bringing the planets closer Those living in South America will see … Read more
She’s been trying to stay sane while quarantining throughout the coronavirus pandemic at her Los Angeles home. And January Jones opened up to her fans after she was feeling down in the dumps in an Instagram video posted Tuesday. The 42-year-old Mad Men star claimed that ‘Maris is in retrograde,’ which explained why she was … Read more
Scientists have found a cluster of three salty liquid water lakes on Mars, each about six miles across, below the planet’s south polar ice cap. An international team examined radar data from MARSIS, a scientific instrument on board the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft. The technique uses bursts of radio waves to image buried … Read more
Avocados can be cryogenically frozen and shipped to MARS, say experts who revived frozen shoots to regrow healthy plants Scientists have cryopreserved the shoots of avocado plants for the first time The team was able to revive them and leaves sprouted within two months They placed the shoots in an aluminum foil strip and then in a … Read more
Scientists say buildings on Mars could be made from a substance found in fish scales and fungi called chitin. Chitin is one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, and when mixed with Martian soil, it could make a sturdy enough material to build tools and shelters. The organic polymer could be sourced on Mars from … Read more
Elon Musk aims to one-day colonize Mars and, according to the billionaire, getting there is not the issue – it is surviving on the Red Planet that will be challenging. The SpaceX CEO shared progress on the firm’s Starship rocket during the virtual Humans to Mars Summit, saying the craft ‘is making progresses,’ but also … Read more
Elon Musk aims to one-day colonize Mars and, according to the billionaire, getting there is not the issue – it is surviving on the Red Planet that will be challenging. The SpaceX CEO shared progress on the firm’s Starship rocket during the virtual Humans to Mars Summit, saying the craft ‘is making progresses,’ but also … Read more
Ancient Mars is believed to of had planetwide storms that filled lakes and rivers with rainfall on the planet – sometimes enough to flood the surface. Using satellite images and topography, the team looked at the catchment and watersheds of Martian ‘paleolakes’ to quantify how much precipitation filled lake beds and river valleys 3.5 billion … Read more
A spectacular shot of a Martian avalanche, an image of a dust devil and a long-distance portrait of planet Earth are among a selection of photos shared by NASA to mark 15 years of the agencies Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The images were all taken of the Red Planet and its surroundings from space using equipment … Read more