The road to the second flight of Blue Origin’s heavy-lifting New Glenn rocket got a lot clearer Thursday night with […]
Category: Mars
Has Perseverance found a biosignature on Mars?
Interpreting the data is tricky because other non-biological processes could account for the findings. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Last year, we reported […]
A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
“Very early in Mars’ history, maybe 4 billion years ago, the planet was warm enough to support lakes and river […]
Isaacman’s bold plan for NASA: Nuclear ships, seven-crew Dragons, accelerated Artemis
Needs a Super Administrator “I was very disappointed, especially because it was so close to confirmation.” Jared Isaacman speaks at […]
Ars Live: Four space journalists debate whether NASA is really going to Mars
I’m incredibly excited, as part of the Ars Live series, to host a conversation with three of the very best […]
Elon Musk: There is an 80 percent chance Starship’s engine bay issues are solved
Ars: Ten years ago you kind of made big bets on Starship and Starlink, and most people probably expected one […]
Tuesday Telescope: Finally, some answers on those Martian streaks
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]
Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars
Skip to content The symbiotic organisms appear to be able to avoid some radiation damage. Whether anything ever lived on […]
Rover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle
The Curiosity mission started near the bottom of the crater, at the base of a formation called Aeolis Mons, or […]
Should we settle Mars, or is it a dumb idea for humans to live off world?
Mars is back on the agenda. During his address to a joint session of Congress in March, President Donald Trump […]