Mars

Scientists fly kites on Earth to study Mars

Posted in Science on 16th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

A kite, equipped with off-the-shelf instruments such as a camera, a GPS, and orientation sensors, can scan the terrain from high above.

Lockheed Martin previews next generation space cargo ships

Posted in Hardware on 15th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Lockheed Martin has provided a glimpse at the next generation of commercial spacecraft.

NASA finds evidence of a vast ancient ocean on Mars

Posted in Science on 6th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

A huge primitive ocean once covered one-fifth of the red planets surface, making it warm, wet and ideal for alien life to gain a foothold, scientists say.

Giant Asteroid Collision May Have Radically Transformed Mars

Posted in Science on 3rd Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new study suggests that Mars was once hit by an asteroid so large that it melted nearly half of the planets surface.

The first people on Mars could be in for a serious case of jet lag

Posted in Science on 28th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Sleep scientists now worry that our Earthly circadian rhythms could be one more major headache for the first humans on Mars.