Mars is the 7th largest planet in our solar system that, since the 1960s, has been robotically explored more than any other planet beyond Earth. Mariner 9 images in 1971 revealed the first direct evidence of water on the Red Planet. However, it was only thanks to the recent ESA ExoMars and Mars Express missions … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance Rover has left Mount Washburn behind and arrived at its next destination, Bright Angel. There he found an unusual type of rock that scientists are calling ‘popcorn rock’. The strange rock is more evidence that water was once present in Jezero Crater. The Perseverance mission is focused on life on ancient Mars. Along … Read more
The sun unleashed a flurry of radiation-filled explosions in May. When they crashed into Earth’s magnetic bubble, the world was treated to iridescent displays of the northern and southern lights. But our planet was not the only one in the line of solar fire. A few days after Earth’s light appeared, another series of explosions … Read more