It’s a fairly dry and dusty world, so how did Mars get its frosty poles?
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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
The Martian garden of InSight
Engineers have already tested InSight’s instruments on Earth using a full scale model called ForeSight
Solar System
Can you drink water from other planets?
We take a look at whether a glass of alien water is safe for us to drink
Space Exploration
InSight listens to the winds of Mars
NASA’s InSight lander has recently arrived at Mars and has detected the rumbles caused by Martian wind
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: NASA announces new Moon-to-Mars programme
Tune in on Thursday at 19:00 UTC/GMT (14:00 EST) on 29 November as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine reveals new plans for manned space exploration
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Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: NASA’s InSight lands on the surface of Mars
Don’t miss a moment of the action as the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport lander touches down on the Red Planet at approximately 8pm GMT/3pm ET
Astronomy
What would astronomy be like on Mars?
We find out what you’d be able to see if you were a Martian stargazer
Space Exploration
The first view of Mars from NASA’s CubeSats
This tiny, low-cost spacecraft has imaged Mars for the first time ahead of its rendezvous
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