Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle and a solid inner core.
Tag: Mars (Planet)
A Parade of Planets Is Marching Through the Night Sky
With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week.
New Mars Map Lets You ‘See the Whole Planet at Once’
Scientists assembled 3,000 images from an Emirati orbiter to create the prettiest atlas yet of the red planet.
Why NASA Wants to Go Back to the Moon
Why NASA wants to go back now.
European Space Agency Cuts Ties With Russia on Its Mars Mission
Washington and Moscow are continuing to work together on the International Space Station.
Planned Europe-Russia Joint Mars Mission Called “Very Unlikely”
The ExoMars mission, postponed in 2020 because of the pandemic and technical issues, may miss its window to launch this year because of sanctions imposed against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
What a Fungus Reveals About the Space Program
One thing’s for sure: Escaping the dung heap doesn’t come cheap.
China, Russia Team Up for a Space Race With the U.S.
The two countries have pledged to cooperate on expeditions to the moon and to an asteroid, setting the stage for a new space race with the United States and its partners.
Where the Grass is Greener, Except When It’s ‘Nonfunctional Turf’
Plus, mammoths in Vegas, watermelon snow, Miami’s looming sea wall and more in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.
China Releases Rover’s First Photos After Mars Landing
The country’s space agency said that the components of the spacecraft had “deployed in place normally.”