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Mars

Sen. Ted Cruz talks about America’s role in space exploration and maintaining the security of our nation’s satellites.
Posted inNews

Scientists, Policy Makers Push for Mars Exploration

by Randy Showstack 19 May 201726 January 2022

At a recent forum, Sen. Ted Cruz also announced a Senate hearing to revisit the half-century-old Outer Space Treaty, and he warned about potential military threats to the nation’s satellites.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Insights into the Habitability of Mars

by M. Rice 15 May 201724 April 2024

NASA’s Curiosity rover explored the Kimberley region of Mars to search for signs that the planet was once habitable.

Researchers try out a mathematical model assessing Martian solar irradiance.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Spacecraft Returns Its First Data on Martian Solar Irradiance

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 May 201718 January 2023

Scientists demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of the mathematical model used to calculate solar irradiance using measurements from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN).

A view of Mars’s south polar ice cap, taken by Mars Express.
Posted inScience Updates

Mars Polar Intrigue Spurs Multidisciplinary Collaboration

by I. Smith, D. Beaty and T. Thorsteinsson 20 March 20178 March 2022

Sixth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration; Reykjavík, Iceland; 5–9 September 2016

Mineral veins on Mars offer clues to the history of the planet’s crust
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Studying Martian Rocks Without Leaving Planet Earth

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 1 March 20173 January 2023

Matching Martian rock formations to those found on Earth can help researchers learn more about the Red Planet.

An artist’s rendition of NASA’s Space Launch System.
Posted inNews

Focus NASA on Mars and Moon, Not Earth, Witnesses Tell Hearing

by Randy Showstack 23 February 201726 January 2022

One speaker, the former chief scientist of NASA, spoke up for NASA's Earth science program as broadly beneficial and affordable within the agency's existing budget.

Researchers investigate the layers of ice and dust at Mars’s north pole.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Mars Got Its Layered North Polar Cap

by E. Underwood 8 February 20178 August 2022

Orbital wobbling shaped the dome of ice and dust at the planet's north pole.

Researchers simulate the heat that flows through Mar’s interior to aid a future lander.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Martian Mantle Models Pave the Way for NASA's InSight Lander

by Mark Zastrow 23 January 201722 June 2022

The most detailed simulations to date of how heat flows through Mars's interior are good news for the upcoming lander and will help scientists interpret its data.

Artist’s conception of the instrument mast for NASA's Mars 2020 rover.
Posted inScience Updates

Seeking Signs of Life and More: NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

by K. A. Farley and K. H. Williford 11 January 201725 August 2022

The next Mars rover will be able to land near rugged terrain, giving scientists access to diverse landscapes. It will also cache core samples, a first step in the quest to return samples to Earth.

Mars with polar ice.
Posted inNews

Freezing Mars's Core—in the Lab

by Y. Saplakoglu 16 December 201615 March 2022

Mars's core, widely thought to be at least partially molten, may eventually solidify completely, and researchers have turned to lab experiments to find out how.

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