What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere. Subscribe to our newsletter ...
Two European Space Agency Mars-orbiting missions, the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, watched as a powerful solar "superstorm" that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet. The ...
The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold. Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned ...
NASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission plans to bring Martian rocks and soil to Earth. This project seeks to understand if Mars was, is, or can be habitable. The mission faces potential budget ...