The success of Pathfinder's landing system paved the way for future Mars missions, including the Mars Exploration Rovers ...

When landing on Mars was nearly impossible, NASA engineers invented giant inflatable airbags to cushion the impact. This video reveals the story behind this remarkable technology used in the ...

Jan. 16 (Delayed from Jan. 10, 12, 13): First launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on the NG-1 Blue Ring Pathfinder mission ... followed by a parachute-and-airbag-assisted ground landing ...

together with ground-based measurements from NASA Mars rovers Curiosity, Pathfinder and Opportunity, also helped make the case for ferrihydrite. "We eagerly await the results from upcoming ...

as well as NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Curiosity, Pathfinder, and Opportunity rovers. The Trace Gas Orbiter’s CaSSIS color camera, also known as the Colour and Stereo Surface ...

Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...

Researchers are looking underfoot to uncover the mysterious past of Mars: Martian regoliths in the soil. Their water storage capabilities may help us understand the change in water on Mars over time.

Mars has captivated scientists and the public ... Gas Orbiter with ground-level measurements from rovers like Curiosity, Pathfinder and Opportunity. Instruments on the orbiters and rovers provided ...

The color red and the planet Mars go together like Earth and its oceans or Saturn and its rings. However, our understanding of how the Red Planet got its signature hue might be wrong. A new ...