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NASA's Curiosity rover just spotted an alien-looking doorway on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has spotted a peculiar sight on the planet, shaped like a doorway, possibly from a shear fracture.
SpaceX's Starship spotted with strange-looking payload door
SpaceX's Ship 24 Starship prototype currently in development has been spotted with a strange-looking and possibly damaged hatch.
New jaw-dropping Mars images showcase the Red Planet's complex history
A new set of images of Mars look like someone has run their fingernails across the surface of the Red Planet to create trenches.
First powered aircraft to operate on another world is at risk of dying
NASA announced its martian helicopter is facing serious challenges as communications between the rover and the aircraft stopped.
NASA photographs a fresh crater on Mars that's only a couple years old
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed a fresh crater on Mars's surface that appears to be only a couple of years old.
SpaceX president says humanity will be on Mars 'in this decade'
Gwynne Shotwell, the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX, has predicted that astronauts will land on Mars this decade.
NASA official says astronauts don't want to get 'stuck' on the moon
A NASA associate has explained that astronauts fear being 'stuck' on the moon while achieving their goal of reaching Mars.
Scientists worried over NASA possibly bringing alien germs to Earth
Some scientists are worried about the possibility of NASA accidentally bringing alien germs to Earth and contaminating our planet.
Here's the true scale of our solar system in a mind-blowing animation
An astronomer has posted an awesome animation that has put into perspective the true scale of planets within our solar system.
SpaceX's Starship orbital test delayed by FAA for another month
The Federal Aviation Administration has said its assessment of SpaceX's Starship will now be completed no sooner than May 31st.
NASA's helicopter on Mars flies over landing gear wreckage
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars has flown over the parachute and other debris from the Perseverance rover's landing.
NASA robot detects huge Marsquake that shatters all previous records
NASA's InSight robot, which is designed to understand the interior of Mars, has detected a Marsquake that's shattered all records.
The Perseverance rover is starting the next stage of its Mars mission
NASA's Perseverance rover has reached its next target, the ancient river delta on the edge of the Jezero crater, to begin work.
Don't miss the moon & four planets aligning in the night sky this week
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and the moon will all be aligned on April 23rd, with Mercury set to join the alignment in June.
NASA rover films potato-shaped solar eclipse from the surface of Mars
One of NASA's Mars rovers has captured and posted back record-breaking footage of a solar eclipse happening on the Red Planet.
Elon Musk warns how treacherous life on Mars will be for human life
Elon Musk has warned how dangerous life on Mars will be for humans when we arrive there, 'cramped, difficult, hard work'.
Dust-covered landing craft spotted on Mars from space by NASA
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) satellite has spotted the now dust-covered InSight Mars Lander using its HiRISE camera.
NASA's Mars rover has stumbled upon its own parachute, snaps pictures
One of NASA's Mars rovers has stumbled upon the parachute it used to slowly and safely descend to the Red Planet's surface.
Scientists have discovered not one, but two speeds of sound on Mars
Perseverance has recorded the audio of its laser and the Ingenuity helicopter to find the speed of sound to be 240 to 250 m/s.
NASA satellite spots helicopter flying on Mars' surface
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter as they cross the Martian surface.
Elon Musk's next-generation rocket photographed in all its glory
SpaceX's latest and greatest rocket, which is expected to be the transportation to the moon and beyond, has been photographed.
Upcoming Mars rover launch on Russian rocket suspended by ESA
The ExoMars mission by the ESA to deliver the Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars on a Russian Proton rocket has been suspended.
Elon Musk gives update on when humans will touch down on Mars
The founder and CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, has given an update on when he thinks the human race will finally touch down on Mars.
Stunning 8K photos of Mars provide insight into its past
The High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has imaged the Danielson Crater again.
The Mars Perseverance rover has a large rock stuck inside its wheels
The Mars Perseverance rover has a rock stuck inside its front left wheel, which has been there for about two weeks without issue.
SpaceX is so busy with Starlink in Ukraine that it will delay Starship
Elon Musk says SpaceX is prioritizing cyber defense and bypassing signal jamming, with expected delays for Starship and Starlink.
The Mars Curiosity rover has found an intricate mineral flower
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has found a diagenetic crystal cluster named the Blackthorn Salt, which strikingly resembles a flower.
NASA just awarded funding to a heap of insane futuristic technologies
NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has awarded funding to 17 researchers for varied futuristic space technologies.
NASA Mars rover films clouds drifting across the Martian sky
NASA has published a short movie of clouds drifting high in the sky above one of its Mars rovers, showing clouds do exist on Mars.
Scientists want to use these giant lasers to launch spaceships to Mars
A team of researchers have suggested using lasers to power up a spacecraft that could be sent to Mars to resupply colonists.
Damage to the Mars Curiosity rover could spell its end
NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped images of its wheels following years of traversing the Gale Crater, showing significant damage.
The Perseverance rover just crushed a new record on Mars
The Perseverance rover on Mars has set a new record for the longest distance covered by a rover in a Martian sol at 245.76 meters.
Elon Musk launched his own Tesla into space in 2018, where is it now?
Four years ago this week, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk launched his own Tesla roadster into space. So, where is the vehicle now?
NASA selects company to build first rocket to launch on another planet
NASA has selected the company that will construct the first rocket that'll be launched off the surface of another planet.
Elon Musk to provide SpaceX Starship Mars rocket update this Thursday
Elon Musk will give an upcoming presentation regarding SpaceX's Starship rocket bound for Mars on Thursday, February 10th @ 9 p.m.
NASA's $800 million-dollar Mars lander killed by dust in just 4 years
NASA has announced that its $800 million-dollar InSight Lander is slowly being killed by Mars dust covering its solar panels.
Mars Curiosity rover finds potentially biological carbon signature
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has detected a carbon signature in samples from the Gale Crater, from a large proportion of carbon-12.
NASA's Mars rover sampled a rock that 'almost looked surprise'
NASA announced that it's Mars rover came across a rock that 'almost looked surprised' about Perseverance taking a sample.
Hibernation could be 'game-changing' for getting to Mars, says ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) has found hibernation could reduce the size of a spacecraft for a return trip to Mars by a third.
ESA captures detailed new images of Mars volcanoes and craters
ESA's Mars Express satellite has observed the Jovis Tholus shield volcano on the Martian surface along with a large nearby crater.
Mars satellite finds water flowed more recently than first thought
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has found evidence of water flowing on the surface of Mars as early as 2 billion years ago.
Apparent Martian groundwater may be something else entirely
Bright radar reflections seen from under the polar cap of Mars could be liquid water but may only be volcanic rock under some ice.
NASA giant camera orbiting Mars captures wild view of a Martian crater
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter equipped with the High-Resolution Imaging Experiment has captured a gorgeous Martian crater.
NASA's Mars rover is no longer constipated with nasty martian pebbles
NASA has provided an update on the removal process of pebbles stuck in the Mars rover Perseverance's sample collection carousel.
NASA and HeroX launch waste reprocessing and air quality challenges
Waste to Base Materials: Sustainable Reprocessing in Space and the NASA Air-athon Challenge have been launched by NASA and HeroX.
NASA to perform an unusual maneuver with Mars rover, and here's why
NASA has revealed its plan for dislodging some pebbles that are preventing the rover from correctly storing rock samples.
NASA rover discovers carbon on Mars that may be biologically produced
NASA's Curiosity rover has acquired data that indicates the recently discovered carbon may have been biologically produced.
Mars meteorite contains organic materials, but where'd they come from?
Analysis of Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 (ALH84001) has determined the organic molecules found aren't of biological origin.
Here are 10 incredible NASA missions to watch out for in 2022
From testing Earth's planetary defense to launching new telescopes, NASA has outlined the top 10 missions to watch in 2022.
Elon Musk shares wild teaser of Starship launch and catch tower
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has dropped a short teaser video showcasing the incredible Starship launch and catch tower on Twitter.