NASA's MARVL project is developing a modular nuclear electric propulsion system for faster Mars travel. Robotic in-space assembly and advanced cooling tech could cut trip times in half.
"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was fainter early on." New research suggests that temperatures on ancient Mars ...
13, 2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the ...