The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ...
Mars has been born afresh in the human mind with each exploratory thrust. Now it was happening again under the astonished gaze of Ken Edgett as he sat at his computer, tucked away in a leafy ...
The Mars Perseverance rover is all set to take off from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 30.
Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. You’re a spacecraft at Mars. You’ve just reached the epic milestone of 25,000 orbits around the red planet. How do you celebrate?