Mar 26 5 planets will align in the night sky this week. Here’s how to see them Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon. Continue reading
Oct 27 2 NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes recorded on Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Scientists reported Thursday that last year's barrages sent seismic surface waves rippling thousands of miles across Mars, the first ever detected near the surface of another planet. Continue reading
Oct 10 Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars, scientists say By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms. Continue reading
Jul 27 NASA to launch 2 more mini helicopters to Mars to help return rock samples to Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's Perseverance rover has been collecting samples and will transport them to the rocket that will launch them off the red planet a decade from now. Continue reading
Jun 24 2 years in, Perseverance has given us these clues about Mars By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The sights and sounds collected by Perseverance so far can help us understand what the rover will pursue next, and why that’s important to its search for ancient life. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: House hearing reviews NASA’s planned mission to Mars By News Desk and Associated Press The House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held an online status update and review of NASA's Artemis Initiative on Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 02 NASA’s newest Mars rover snags 1st rock sample for return By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The chief engineer for the Perseverance rover said Thursday he's "never been more happy to see a hole in a rock." He called it a perfect core sample. Continue reading
Aug 20 5 Stories: Why wildfires are raging in one of the coldest places on Earth, NASA’s pretend mission to Mars and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin NASA welcomes applications for yearlong simulated missions to Mars, new research suggests increased screen time during the pandemic is leading to more nearsightedness in kids and scientists say our metabolisms don’t slow down in middle age after all. Check out… Continue reading
Jul 02 5 Stories: A selfie from China’s Mars rover, new research on how to reverse gray hair and other stories you missed By Deema Zein Reducing stress could reverse graying hair. Watch 5 Stories host Deema Zein explain what the latest research reveals as part of our weekly show featuring interesting stories from around the world. Continue reading
Jun 11 Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface By Associated Press China's space agency said the Zhurong rover placed a remote camera a short distance away to take a group portrait. Continue reading