NASA’s InSight lander listened to Marsquakes for four years. The tremors revealed that Mars may have a solid inner core.

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

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Separately, the NASA program of humans in space began as a cold war effort but has evolved significantly, especially since the end of the Shuttle era. The short-term goal for humans is embodied in the ...

A simple core of pure iron and nickel couldn’t account for the observed properties. The Martian core must be rich in “light ...

HEFEI -- Chinese and international scientists have, for the first time, discovered a solid inner core, with a radius of about ...

Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle ...

Back in May this year, Musk not only proclaimed the slogan "Making Humanity a Multi-Planetary Species" during his speech but ...

Chinese scientists, together with international scholars, have for the first time confirmed the presence of a solid inner ...

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Mars exploration has been guided by the search for water. The more complex quest by Mars Science Laboratory for habitable environments should illuminate the Martian environmental history, and ...