On the surface of Mars, the atmosphere is so razor thin that future colonizers would be wise to build an underground solar radiation bunker. But there's still enough atmosphere to make some truly ...

"In space," some marketing genius once said, "no one can hear you scream". Bring the Xenomorph and its associated ecosystem ...

A towering whirlwind of dust passed right over the Perseverance rover as it explored the site of an ancient lake on Mars -- and the rover recorded the first sounds of this Martian dust devil using its ...

The Perseverance rover listened in as a dust devil whirled by its location on Mars. The Perseverance rover listened in as a dust devil whirled by its location on Mars. On September 27th, 2021, a dust ...

The world of cinema is a realm of endless possibilities where stories are told through visuals and sounds. The auditory aspect of films, often overlooked, plays a crucial role in shaping the viewer’s ...

Martian landers have been able capture measurements of wind speeds -- some gauging the cooling rate of heated materials when winds blow over them, others using cameras to image 'tell-tales' that blow ...

The 20th century saw humankind’s first careful steps outside of the biosphere in which our species has evolved. Whereas before humans had experienced the bitter cold of high altitudes, the crushing ...

Authors Robert White (left), Ian Neeson (center) and Don Banfield (right) in the Mars Simulation Wind Tunnel at the University of Aarhus, Denmark in 2019, preparing to test early prototypes of the ...