We take a look at why the members of the Solar System vary in colour
Solar System
Solar System
Space Exploration
NASA’s Opportunity rover continues to bring surprises about Mars
NASA’s Opportunity rover has pictured possible “rock stripes” on Mars, which on Earth, are formed by wet soil
Space Exploration
Martian meteorite will return home in 2020
Onboard NASA’s 2020 Mars rover will be a piece of its surface, which was lost millions of years ago
Space Exploration
InSight Lander spreads its solar wings
NASA’s InSight lander has passed a key test as it gets closer to its launch date
Solar System
Buried ice discovered under the steep slopes of Mars
There have been eight sites detailed to harbour water ice under its surface
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Solar System
It’s Christmas on Mars! But does it snow on the Red Planet?
Could the fourth rock from the Sun have a white Christmas?
Space Exploration
NASA gets stuck into building its next Mars rover
In just a few years, one of the space agency’s next big missions will be flying to the Red Planet
Solar System
New evidence argues against water on Mars’ surface
As dark streaky features extend down the Red Planet’s slopes, scientists now believe it is due to the movement of sand grains and not subsurface water
Space Exploration
New Mars 2020 rover will include twenty-three cameras
This will bring a new perspective to landing, navigating around and studying the surface of the Red Planet
Space Exploration
Engineers work to get Curiosity rover’s drill back in action
The rover’s team is working to restore its sample-drilling capability using new techniques. The latest development is a preparatory test on Mars
Solar System
Liquid water could have flowed on a cold and icy Mars
New research shows it was possible for liquid water to reshape the undeveloped and glacial Martian surface
Solar System
Spacecraft discovers Mars offers clues to origin of Earth’s life
The discovery of evidence for ancient seafloor hydrothermal deposits on the Red Planet identifies an area that may offer clues on the beginning of life
Solar System
Spacecraft sees Martian moon Phobos in a new light
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has gained its first look at the moon, pursuing a deeper understanding by examining it in infrared wavelengths
Solar System
Solar storm floods the Martian surface in radiation
Intense solar activity has sparked the fiercest aurora and radiation reading ever recorded on Mars
Space Exploration
NASA momentarily ceases communication with Mars orbiters and rovers
This month, movements of the planets will put Mars almost directly behind the Sun, from Earth’s perspective, causing curtailed communications between us and the Red Planet
Solar System
NASA’s new algorithm to conserve Curiosity’s wheels
The rough terrain of the Red Planet has produced problems for the Mars rover, but a new algorithm can now help reduce the effect
Solar System
Opportunity’s new crater snap provides reminder of Apollo moon landing
NASA’s rover passed near a young crater this spring during the 45th anniversary of Apollo 16’s trip to the Moon, prompting a connection between the two missions
Solar System
Different conditions for microbes existed in same Martian lake, Curiosity rover finds
A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars provided stable environmental conditions that differed significantly from one part of the lake to another
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Astronomers discover hidden ice during landslides on dwarf planet
Massive landslides, similar to those found on Earth, are occurring on Ceres