Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...
Communications with Mars explorers face unique challenges, including 4–24 minute signal delays and limited bandwidth that restricts data transmission. While NASA's Deep Space Network currently manages ...
A surprising discovery has just been made by NASA’s Perseverance rover: electrical discharges, possibly lightning, have been ...
Four papers in the journal Science this week offer new details about the history of water on Mars, gleaned from the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission that was operated from The University of Arizona.
If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Enter ...
When NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, arrives at the Red Planet next month, it will help pave the way for the humans that might one day follow. In addition to looking for signs of current and past ...