Mars has long served as inspiration to many a science fiction writer in search of a home planet for their imagined extraterrestrials. But could the terrestrial red planet ever have actually been home ...

When a rover is exploring the surface of Mars, it doesn’t send data straight back to Earth. That’s for two reasons: Firstly, it would require a large, powerful antenna which would be cumbersome and ...

Landers and rovers on Mars gather data that help scientists answer fundamental questions about the geology, atmosphere, surface environment, history of water and potential for life on the Red Planet.

What is we used all of the solar energy on Mars to power an AI data center? How many 1000-watt GPUs can be powered? Mars receives solar energy based on the sunlight hitting its cross-sectional area.

Mars orbiters have given astronomers an unexpected new vantage point on 3I/ATLAS, sharply tightening estimates of the interstellar visitor’s trajectory through the inner solar system. By combining ...

Ancient Martian rivers were not the modest, slow-moving streams that earlier models described. A remote-sensing technique published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that ...

A new algorithm tested on NASA's Perseverance Rover on Mars may lead to better forecasting of hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that impact millions globally. Georgia Tech Ph.D.

Although the James Webb Space Telescope was built primarily for looking back at the earliest and most distant galaxies, it can also be used for a host of other scientific observations — including ...

Illustration of the planet Mars covered in water in the past, when its atmosphere was thicker and warmer. Now scientists may have found an unground reservoir. Is there water on Mars? Scientists using ...

A routine pass behind Mars marked the end of an era for one of NASA’s most important space missions. After more than a decade orbiting the Red Planet and delivering groundbreaking insights into its ...