Mars may be our next great frontier, but it's not as welcoming as it seems. Without a thick atmosphere or magnetic field, the ...

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ...

Understanding chorus waves is vital, as they create fast-moving, highly energetic electrons (known as killer electrons) that ...

There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and ...

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.

The Martian dichotomy came to light in the 1970s following the Viking Probe's transmission of remarkably detailed Martian ...

The Lanzarote lava tube system is an accessible testing ground for DLR's SCOUT Rover, tailor-made for navigating the complex ...

January 2025 Though Mars once harbored bounties of water, the Red Planet gradually lost its insulating atmosphere, in part to effects of solar radiation and a weakened magnetic field. Ultimately ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will ...

As these charged particles interact with the planet's magnetic field and atmosphere, we may see spectacular auroras over polar regions on Earth. Given Mars's lack of a global magnetic field ...

President Donald Trump recently announced an ambitious goal: sending astronauts to Mars within four years, aligning with the length of a presidential term ...

If you spend around six months in space, Nasa says your body will be exposed to roughly the same amount of radiation as ...