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NASA’s InSight lander captured this selfie on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Dust on its solar panels caused the lander to lose power in December of that year, but data recorded by InSight’s instruments is still leading to new science. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA InSight Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster

by SpaceRef August 7, 2023July 15, 2024

A development motor based on the second-stage solid rocket motor design for NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle undergoes testing March 29, 2023, at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Elkton, Maryland. The two-stage MAV rocket is an important part of the joint plan between NASA and ESA to bring scientifically-selected Martian samples to Earth in the early 2030s. Credits: NASA

NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return

by SpaceRef August 4, 2023July 15, 2024

Lockheed Martin Inflatable Habitat Subscale Burst Test

Lockheed Martin Inflatable Habitat Subscale Burst Test

by SpaceRef July 6, 2023July 15, 2024

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home

by SpaceRef June 30, 2023July 15, 2024

Image of the Terra Sirenum and its gullies captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. CREDIT NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona.

Gullies On Mars Could Have Been Formed By Recent Periods Of Liquid Meltwater

by SpaceRef June 30, 2023July 15, 2024

The first image was taken in July 2022 during the southern hemisphere’s summer season, which occurs when Mars passes closet to the Sun. The summer season is caused by the tilt of the planet’s rotational axis, similar to seasons on Earth. Argyre Basin, one of Mars’ deepest craters, appears at bottom left filled with atmospheric haze (depicted here as pale pink).

MAVEN Spacecraft Ultraviolet Views Of Mars

by SpaceRef June 25, 2023July 15, 2024

Mars Imagery Interface - USGS

It Is Easier Than Ever To View Mars Landscapes In High Resolution

by SpaceRef June 12, 2023July 15, 2024

A vision for habitats published by NASA from CASE FOR MARS from the 1980s, featuring the re-use of landing vehicles, in-situ soil use for enhanced radiation shielding, and green houses. A bay for a Mars rover is also visible. Credit: NASA

Using Photosynthesis For Martian Occupation – While Making Space Travel More Sustainable

by SpaceRef June 10, 2023July 15, 2024

Impulse Mars lander

Impulse and Relativity target 2026 for launch of first Mars lander mission

by Jeff Foust May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

The 152 images that make up this mosaic of Belva Crater were taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on April 22, 2023, the 772nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Belva is a 0.6-mile-wide (0.9-kilometer wide) impact crater within the much larger Jezero Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Perseverance Rover Captures View of Mars’ Belva Crater

by SpaceRef May 19, 2023July 15, 2024