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Did Ancient Martian Tsunamis Reshape the Planet’s Shorelines?
Scientists Believe Asteroid Strikes Created Massive Ancient Martian TsunamisWhen you look at the surface of Mars, what do you see? It's cold and dry. Rocky and ... -
Who Will be the First to Send Humans to Mars?
NASA's Journey to Mars plans to land a crew in the mid 2030's. SpaceX announces first test launch of their Red Dragon program by 2018. ... -
Boiling Water Causing Martian Streaks?
New Study Suggests Dark Streaks Caused by Boiling WaterLast September, a research team reported in the journal Nature Geoscience that the dark streaks running down ... -
ExoMars Phase 2 Mission Delayed Until 2020
Budget Cuts and Technical Problems Delay ExoMars Phase 2 They warned us ... A joint mission to Mars between the European Space Agency (ESA) and their ... -
Committee Votes to Double Russian Rocket Engine Purchases
Vote Contradicts Previous Effort to Reduce US RelianceFor several years, the United States has been relying on Russia-made RD-180 rocket engines to put its national ... -
It's Official - China Targets 2020 Mars Rover Mission
2020 Mars Rover Mission Just One More Step in China's Ambitious Space ProgramOn Friday, in a rare news conference, a top Chinese space official announced ... -
Chinese Next Generation Rockets Aim for Deep Space
Chinese Next Generation Rockets Will Launch This YearLater this year, China will launch it's new heavy lift rocket, the Long March-5. It's a big rocket. Long ... -
Revolutionary Space Transportation System Begins Testing
Forget Solar Sails -- Try an E-sail Instead It's one of the biggest problems in space transportation ... Time. It takes a lot of time for conventional, chemical ... -
The New Moon Race -- That Isn't
The Modern Moon Race has only one Contestant Given the the current state of the US political system, it appears safe to say that the ... -
China Aims for Mars Exploration
The mission will include an orbiter, a lander and a rover. 2020 Launch Opportunity Targeted as China Aims for Mars For the last several months, there ...