This tiny, low-cost spacecraft has imaged Mars for the first time ahead of its rendezvous
Space Exploration
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Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Clyde Tombaugh
The amateur astronomer who discovered Pluto and visited the dwarf planet after his death
Space Exploration
Curiosity surveys its surroundings after the global dust storm
Along with creating a 360-degree panorama of Vera Rubin Ridge, Curiosity has also been drilling for samples
Solar System
Astronomers are awaiting the awakening of the Martian Opportunity rover
The global dust storm is slowly subsiding, and the rover’s team is hoping that the rover will soon make contact again
Solar System
How have Venus and Earth managed to keep their atmospheres?
Find out why only two of the inner planets have a shield from harmful space radiation
Space Exploration
NASA’s InSight lander is halfway to its destination
Whilst reaching this milestone, all of its instruments were tested and are thankfully in superb condition
Astronomy
Watch LIVE: See the ‘Blood Moon’ lunar eclipse tonight!
Courtesy of Slooh, you can watch the spectacle from anywhere in the world, whatever the conditions
Solar System
New images added to our Solar System’s family photo album
Hubble has taken advantage of the recent oppositions of Mars and Saturn to picture them in extraordinary detail
Solar System
Astronomers find the source for the majority of Mars’ dust
The dust’s chemical composition analysis led to astronomer pin-pointing a location for most of the dusts origin
Space Exploration
How dangerous is radiation on Mars?
Could we protect ourselves from radiation on the Red Planet?
Space Exploration
Curiosity captures photos of thickening Martian dust storm
Though the rover is on the other side of Mars from Opportunity, the dust has steadily increased over it, more than doubling over the weekend
Solar System
Explosive Martian volcanoes likely spawned weird rock
The new finding could add to scientists’ understanding of Mars’ interior and its past potential for habitability
Space Exploration
Opportunity encounters a heavy Martian storm
One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading for the past week and a half.
Space Exploration
Curiosity’s laboratories are back in action
The Martian rover is now able to drill and analyse rock samples of Mars again
Solar System
Why is Mars red?
How the Red Planet got its iconic colour.
Solar System
Searching for signs of Martian life in the United Kingdom
A series of acidic streams in Dorset, United Kingdom, resemble Mars billions of years ago, which could help scientists find microbial life on Mars
Space Exploration
NASA will send a helicopter to Mars!
On board NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will be a helicopter the size of a softball which will provide the first-ever technological demonstration of aircraft analysis on Mars
FutureTech
Future Tech: Robot Ape
Forget rovers, meet “Charlie” the robo-ape who’s planning on a trip to the Moon – and maybe even Mars!
Space Exploration
‘Polo!’: Mars-bound CubeSats are alive and well
The twin MarCO spacecraft, cruising to the Red Planet along with NASA’s InSight lander, have relayed to Earth that they’re in good health
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: NASA launches its mission to Mars
Wherever you are in the world, don’t miss the blast off of NASA’s InSight by tuning into our livestream