NASA robot rover shows that sparks fly in dust storms on Mars

Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day.

This Microbe ‘Plays Dead’ in NASA Clean Rooms, and We May Have Sent It to Mars

One of the clean rooms where scientists discovered T. phoenicis for the first time was during preparations for NASA’s Phoenix ...

NASA heads to Death Valley to test new Mars drone tech

After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as it ...

NASA reveals how astronauts manage periods in space and why it matters for Moon and Mars missions

Space agencies are now focusing on menstrual care for astronauts. Longer missions to the Moon and Mars require sustainable ...

NASA nominee commits to dual moon and Mars missions

Billionaire entrepreneur and NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman said the clock is ticking on America winning the space ...

NASA Mars rover captures crackling lightning. Hear the 'thunder' yourself.

Of course, everything on Mars has to be different from Earth — not even the thunder can sound like thunder. Instead, these tiny bits of lightning give off sounds more like those that people associate ...
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NASA’s cutting-edge drones could soon explore Mars after desert tests

NASA’s first Mars helicopter turned a risky experiment into a new way of exploring another world, and now its successors are ...

Mars' Life-Supporting Climate Suggested In NASA's Perseverance Rover Exploration

NASA's Perseverance rover found kaolinite clay in Mars' Jezero Crater, proving ancient heavy rainfall and tropical-like ...

NASA Rover Makes a Shocking Discovery: Lightning on Mars

Lightning has been seen on other planets in the solar system, in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Because Mars is cold ...
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NASA’s latest Mars mission could reveal why the Red Planet became a desert

NASA’s new ESCAPADE mission is set to uncover the mysteries of Mars’ atmospheric loss, offering crucial insights into how the ...
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NASA rover hears tiny crackles of thunder and lightning on Mars

Listen as a dust devil sweeps past the Perseverance rover, producing tiny pops of thunder as it generates sparks of static electricity in the dry Martian air.

NASA tests drones in Death Valley, preps for Martian sands and skies

When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like ...