You might think sex in space would be an out-of-this-world experience — but low-gravity intimacy may not be as much of a high as it sounds.

There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and closed-loop systems and the hazards of space radiation.

In that investigation, Curiosity captured images over the course of 16 minutes on January 17, or Sol 4426 on Mars. The images show reddish-green clouds in the Martian twilight. The clouds are ...

"There are some instruments that just can't be miniaturized and sent to Mars." NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of ...

These twilight clouds aren’t just a rare sight—they may be only capable of forming above specific regions of Mars. Both the Curiosity and Pathfinder rovers (respectively located above and ...

The study by scientists at Caltech discusses the discovery of ancient wave ripples on the Mars surface, first found by the Curiosity rover in 2022. Scientists say these ripples are "undulations in ...

BEHIND THAT MARKER IN EXETER LEARN MORE. EVERY YEAR WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT THE RECENT WEATHER CONDITIONS ON MARS. NASA’S CURIOSITY ROVER SENT BACK THESE IMGES OF CLOUDS ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE.

A photograph of a "Silver Mountain" rock sample collected by NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover as it explores the rim of Jezero Crater. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Perseverance rover has been b ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports thick aluminum ones covered in cleats to enhance its traction and ...

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars. As shown in the imagery below, the NASA robot investigated dried-up lake beds and captured views of ...

The rover has now documented this phenomenon for four Martian years. Scientists believe these clouds provide insight into Mars’ atmosphere. Curiosity’s images help researchers study cloud ...