Dec 28SaveYear In Review202012/28/20Year In Review202012/28/20The Space News We’ll Be Watching in 2021George Dvorsky10SaveBlast off to adventure in the amazing year 2021! No doubt, we’re expecting a ton of cool and exciting space-related…
Dec 23SaveSpace12/23/20Space12/23/20Watch the 'Seven Minutes of Terror' Awaiting NASA's Perseverance on Its Martian DescentGeorge Dvorsky51SaveIn just 57 days, NASA’s Perseverance rover will attempt a landing on Mars. Mission controllers say it’ll be “seven…
Dec 18SaveSpace12/18/20Space12/18/20This Eerily Festive Scene on Mars Is Genuinely UnnervingGeorge Dvorsky30SaveA European satellite has spotted an unbelievably realistic angelic figure—complete with wings, halo, and heart—in…
Nov 16SaveSpace11/16/20Space11/16/20A Very Dusty Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie During a Work BreakGeorge Dvorsky11SaveNASA’s Curiosity rover has been hard at work over the past several months at a site thought to contain ancient…
Nov 15SaveMoviesSci-Fi11/15/20MoviesSci-Fi11/15/20The Creators of Gods of Mars Decided to Cut Out the Middle Man and Produce the Film Entirely in the Unreal EngineJulie Muncy9SaveHelmed by Peter Hyoguchi, Gods of Mars is an in-production science fiction film that’s breaking new ground. While…
Oct 19SaveSpace10/19/20Space10/19/20Hell Yes, InSight’s Heat Probe Is Now Completely Buried on MarsGeorge Dvorsky6SaveThere’s some happy news to report from the Red Planet, as the stubborn Mars InSight heat probe, known as “the mole,”…
Sep 28SaveSpace9/28/20Space9/28/20Astronomers Claim to Spot Multiple Bodies of Liquid Water on MarsGeorge Dvorsky26SaveTwo years ago, a team of Italian scientists claimed to have discovered a subglacial lake near the Martian south…
Sep 13SaveSpace9/13/20Space9/13/20Soon We Might Get to See Mars in 8KAlyse Stanley3SaveThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and broadcaster NHK are teaming up to develop a space camera capable of…
Aug 10SaveTrailer Frenzy8/10/20Trailer Frenzy8/10/20Hilary Swank Is on a Mission to Mars in the Emotional First Trailer for Netflix's AwayBeth Elderkin25SaveShe’s boldly going where no one has gone before, but doing so means leaving the people she loves the most. We’ve got…
Aug 7SaveSpace8/7/20Space8/7/20At Night, the Martian Sky Pulses and Glows When Viewed in Ultraviolet LightGeorge Dvorsky7SaveNew ultraviolet observations of the Red Planet highlight complex circulation patterns in the Martian atmosphere,…
Aug 4SaveSpace8/4/20Space8/4/20Ancient Mars May Have Been Less Wet Than We ThoughtGeorge Dvorsky13SaveIce sheets, and not rushing rivers, sculpted many Martian valleys, according to scientists. The new research…
Jul 31SaveSpace7/31/20Space7/31/20Spacecraft Carrying Perseverance Switches to 'Safe Mode' After Glitch, but NASA Says Not to WorryGeorge Dvorsky14SaveTrue to this agonizing year that is 2020, yesterday’s launch of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was not without…
Jul 29SaveSpace7/29/20Space7/29/20Watch NASA Launch Its Perseverance Mars Rover Live Right Here [Update: Liftoff!]George Dvorsky14SaveUpdate 8:08 a.m.: The Atlas V rocket lifted off on schedule, and everything appeared to go well. Perseverance is now…
Jul 29SaveSpace7/29/20Space7/29/20A Freaky Elongated Cloud Has Reappeared on MarsGeorge Dvorsky43SaveLike clockwork, a strange cloud has returned high above the Martian surface.
Jul 28SaveSpace7/28/20Space7/28/20How NASA’s Tiny New Helicopter Will Make History on MarsGeorge Dvorsky18SaveWe’re beyond stoked about the upcoming launch of the Perseverance rover to Mars, but NASA’s new explorer won’t be…
Jul 23SaveSpace7/23/20Space7/23/20Your Guide to NASA’s Life-Hunting Mars Rover, PerseveranceGeorge Dvorsky4SaveNASA is set to launch its next rover to Mars on July 30, in what is certain to be an exciting new phase in…
Jul 23SaveSpace7/23/20Space7/23/20China Launches Country's First Independent Mission to Mars, Complete With RoverMatt Novak5SaveChina successfully launched its first independent mission to Mars, dubbed Tianwen-1, from the Wenchang Space Launch…
Jul 14SaveSpace7/14/20Space7/14/20Five Things to Know About UAE’s First Mission to MarsGeorge Dvorsky11SaveThe Emirates Hope Mission, scheduled to launch this Friday, is the first Arab attempt to reach the Red Planet.…
Jul 8SaveSpace7/8/20Space7/8/20NASA Calls a Time Out as InSight’s Heat Probe Hits Another Snag on MarsGeorge Dvorsky14SaveAfter some mild progress, the Mars InSight heat probe, known as “the mole,” is no longer descending into the Red…
Jul 2SaveSpace7/2/20Space7/2/20Time to Take an Epic Flight Over This Frozen Martian CraterGeorge Dvorsky5SaveKorolev crater on Mars—the largest ice skating rink in the solar system, basically—has never looked more enthralling…