Mars

Shafaqna Science: According to a new research published in early 2026, our understanding of how Mars became a desert has been completely transformed. While scientists have long known that global dust …

Shafaqna Science: According to a new research published in early 2026, our understanding of how Mars became a desert has been completely transformed. While scientists have long known that global dust …

Shafaqna Science: Researchers are considering an unusual but promising ally for building the first human habitats on Mars: Earth’s toughest microbes. These microorganisms could transform Martian soil into a concrete-like material …

Shafaqna Science: Nasa’s Perseverance rover has found evidence that Mars’ atmosphere is electrically active, detecting electrical discharges — described by one scientist as “mini-lightning” — often linked to dust devils that …

Shafaqna Science:  Mars often seen as a quiet red desert, is in fact alive with fast-moving winds and swirling towers of dust, according to new research led by the University of …

Shafaqna Indi: Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? A discovery made by a Nasa rover has offered a clue …

Shafaqna Science: British stargazers were poised to catch a rare “planetary parade” as all seven of Earth’s neighbours form a spectacular lineup this week, before it fades away until 2040. Mars, …

Shafaqna Science: As Elon Musk and President Donald Trump play up missions to Mars, Nasa is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon programme, according to people familiar …

Shafaqna Science: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (Nasa) Perseverance rover, which has been touring Mars’s surface since 2021, has recently sent back an eerie image of the Red Planet’s surface, …

Shafaqna Technology: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on social media platform X that the company plans to launch approximately five uncrewed Starships to Mars within the next two years. He stated …

Shafaqna Science: In late 2013 and early 2014, NASA’s Curiosity rover detected an unexpected surge in methane levels on Mars, spiking to ten times the usual amount before gradually fading over …

Shafaqna Science: ; Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) were intrigued after they recently spotted a giant smiley face on the surface of Mars, sharing the unique astronomical discovery with …

Following a strong quake on Mars, planetary scientists observed that its crust is thicker than Earth’s. According to a researcher’s report in a paper awaiting to appear in Geophysical Research …

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover has revealed remarkable pictures from a place which may have been a deeper and fast-moving river on the red planet. According to NASA, scientists never found …

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completed its 50th flight over Martian deserts on April 13. The helicopter travelled over 1,057.09 feet (322.2 meters) in 145.7 seconds and has been making regular flights …

In 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander provided the first glimpse of a Martian sunset for humans. Since then, a number of additional robots from the Red Planet have sent back …

The atmosphere of the Red Planet is only 1% as dense as ours, and it is cold and desolate. Mars’ strong winds carry global dust storms that can make or …

There are many great mysteries on Mars. Was there ever microbiological life there? Under the polar cap, are there any undiscovered “lakes”? The Arabia Terra region in the northern half …

The indications that rocks gathered by Chang’e 5 lander on the moon have water in them have been confirmed following their testing on earth, Chinese scientists have found. The scientists …

Scientists have revealed that Mars has a strange speed of sound which could have different consequences in future communications of martians on the planent. Using different kinds of equipment, the …

Nasa hopes to score a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment and make history on Monday as it attempts to send a miniature helicopter buzzing over the surface of Mars in what …

Nasa on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust …

Nasa scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle dangling just above the surface of …

China’s Tianwen 1 robotic probe entered the orbit above Mars’ polar regions on Monday, moving closer to the red planet, the China National Space Administration said. The spacecraft activated its …

PIXL, an instrument on the end of the Perseverance rover’s arm, will search for chemical fingerprints left by ancient microbes. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has a challenging road ahead: …

NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy from them rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. …

s a tribute to fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla and her contributions to human spaceflight, an American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after …

Nasa’s first spacecraft built to explore the deep interior of another world streaked toward a landing scheduled for Monday on a vast, barren plain on Mars, carrying instruments to detect …