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NASA Prepares For Mars Missions With Foldable Glider Drones

Jul 01, 2015 09:57 PM EDT

NASA is preparing to test foldable glider drones that could conduct aerial surveillance for possible landing locations on Mars. Since drones are relatively inexpensive to build, launch and are expendable, the space agency is determined to launch them, which could be the first man-made object to take flight in the skies of Mars. Under the new program and currently under construction is the Prandtl-m (Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars), a prototype of an aircraft that could accompany the Mars 2020 rover mission carried as ballast with another lander if testing is successful.

NASA to Study Interior Structure of Mars Using CubeSats in 2016

Roguero Caler |

Jun 13, 2015 08:13 AM EDT

NASA is planning on making history by flying two tiny satellites called CubeSats in deep space—the first time ever the space exploration agency is relying on standardized small spacecraft to gather data from a celestial body.

SpaceX reveals new vintage inspired travel posters to Mars.

SpaceX Reveals Vintage Inspired Travel Posters to Mars

Ana Verayo |

May 20, 2015 01:39 AM EDT

SpaceX revealed their version of vintage inspired travel posters to Mars as the next space tourist destination.

The MARSDROP system will deploy tiny robotic probes via hang gliders on Mars.

Hang Gliders on Mars? New Way to Land Tiny Robotic Probes to Explore Mars

Ana Verayo |

May 19, 2015 10:32 PM EDT

With the new MARSDROP program, scientists aim to deploy hang gliders that will release tiny microprobes to explore difficult to reach geological regions on Mars.

NASA Needs Your Help to Create a 3D Printed Habitat on Mars

Ana Verayo |

May 18, 2015 09:12 AM EDT

NASA just announced a contest encouraging participants to design and build a 3D printed habitat for astronauts on Mars.

NASA Will Bring Algae and Bacteria to Mars to Create Oxygen for Humans

Ana Verayo |

May 18, 2015 07:01 AM EDT

For future manned missions to Mars, scientists are now developing microbes to bring to the alien world to produce essential oxygen for humans.

NASA Plans to Build Oxygen Producing Systems on Mars

Marco Foronda |

May 15, 2015 04:30 AM EDT

The organisms would use Mars' ample supply of regolith as fuel, and may even serve a dual purpose in removing nitrogen from the Martian soil.

NASA Curiosity Rover Captures Mars’ Stunning Sunset

Cristian Andal |

May 12, 2015 06:02 PM EDT

The Curiosity rover in Mars has taken spectacular images on the sunset in the red planet. Photographs show blue hues in the horizon. The rover, landed on Mars three years ago. Since then, it continues to send different images back to Earth.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recorded this sequence of views of the sun setting at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day, or sol (April 15, 2015), from the rover's location in Gale Crater.

How a Sunset on Mars Looks Like Courtesy of NASA's Curiosity Rover

Ana Verayo |

May 11, 2015 04:04 AM EDT

Taken last month, NASA's Curiosity Rover captured images of a sundown on the Red Planet and it's not a red orange sunset we're all used to seeing.

NASA Chief Vows to Bring Humans to Mars by 2030

Ana Verayo |

May 08, 2015 07:57 AM EDT

During the Humans to Mars Summit last May 5, NASA administrator Charles Bolden announced to bring humans to Mars by 2030 starting with initial plans next year.

Deep Space Travel Can Cause Brain Damage; Threatens Mars Missions

Marco Foronda |

May 05, 2015 07:16 AM EDT

Astronauts could incur brain damage when exposed to cosmic rays during travels to deep space, posing concerns on the upcoming manned Mars missions.

Mars Can Cause Brain Damage to Astronauts? Blame it on Cosmic Rays

Ana Verayo |

May 02, 2015 01:29 AM EDT

A new study reveals that deep spaceflight can apparently cause cognitive brain damage to astronauts especially future missions to Mars.

NASA Has Released Mercury’s Colorful Images

Marco Foronda |

Apr 29, 2015 09:53 AM EDT

Mercury appeared to be rainbow-colored and can be explained by a system that is responsible in capturing the spectral data that is about the surface and exosphere of the planet.

Found in Taylor Glacier, Blood Falls gushes out brine rich in iron and sulfur into the Antarctic.

Antarctica's 'Blood Glacier' Can Host Primitive Alien Life Forms

Ana Verayo |

Apr 29, 2015 07:13 AM EDT

A new study reveals a network of salty lakes underneath Taylor Glacier, made famous by Blood Falls where primitive life forms dwell similar to those on Mars.