NASA’s Perseverance rover has revealed one of the oldest known signs of water on Mars, detecting an ancient river delta buried up to 115 feet underground in Jezero Crater. Using its ground-penetrating RIMFAX radar, the six-wheeled rover mapped subsurface geological features while traversing 3.8 miles of terrain, providing a three-dimensional view of sediments and eroded […]
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Elon Musk: SpaceX to prioritize self-growing lunar city before Mars
LOS ANGELES: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Sunday that the company is shifting its primary focus to building a “self-growing city” on the Moon, potentially achievable within the next decade. While Mars colonization remains a long-term goal, Musk emphasized on X that “the overriding priority is securing the future of civilisation and the Moon […]
Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as new NASA administrator
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, making him the space agency’s 15th leader under President Donald Trump. Isaacman, a vocal advocate for Mars exploration and a former associate of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, was approved by a 67–30 vote. The confirmation came two weeks after Isaacman […]
Liquid water on Mars? New discovery brings scientists closer than ever
In a major development for space exploration, scientists have found strong signs of liquid water beneath the surface of Mars. According to an international research team led by Chinese scientists, a possible reservoir of liquid water may exist just 5 to 8 kilometers below the planet’s surface—much closer than earlier estimates suggested. The findings are […]
Elon Musk plans first starship mission to Mars by late 2025
SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced that Starship will launch for Mars at the end of 2025, carrying Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus. He also suggested that human landings could begin as early as 2029, though 2031 is a more realistic target if initial missions succeed. Musk previously told investors that Optimus would be ready to […]
Humans have dumped over 7000 kg of trash on Mars
A bundle of detritus was first spotted on July 12th by a rover’s front left hazard avoidance camera. Humans have dumped over 7000 kg of trash on Mars. Humans have been exploring Mar’s surface for more than 5 decades now. After 14 missions, 18 human-made objects have landed on Mars leaving 7000kg of trash on […]
NASA shoots for the Moon, on its way to Mars
NASA shoots for the Moon, on its way to Mars: NASA’s most powerful rocket yet is set to blast off Monday on the maiden voyage of a mission to take humans back to the Moon, and eventually to Mars. Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the space program called Artemis is to get underway […]
Evidence of wind, possible water erosion found on Mars: study
BEIJING: A new study has revealed that the site where China’s Mars rover Zhurong landed must have experienced wind and possibly water erosion, providing more evidence on the surface features of the red planet. The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience this week, analyzed data collected by Zhurong over its first 60 Martian days, […]
China’s Zhurong spacecraft lands on Mars
China’s Zhurong spacecraft, carrying six scientific instruments, landed successfully on the surface of Mars, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the red planet, local and foreign media reported on Saturday. The six-wheel solar-powered Zhurong, named after a ‘god of fire’ in Chinese mythology, landed at the pre-selected […]
SpaceX Mars prototype rocket burnt to ashes after smooth landing
The SpaceX rocket prototyped called SN10 exploded on the landed pad after a smooth flight. It was the third SpaceX failure involving prototypes aimed for Mars. Within three minutes of an apparently successful landing, the heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype exploded on the landing pad. “We’ve had a successful soft touch down on the landing […]