Setting up a human presence on Mars will come with a huge range of challenges, many of which are linked to one essential requirement: Power. Whether it’s for creating oxygen, driving rovers ...

making it hard to generate power. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander. It is the first outer space robotic explorer ...

The very dark regions are shadows cast by the yardangs. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona) Wind energy could help power human missions on Mars, according to a study that used the NASA Ames ...

It has been part of NASA's portfolio for decades. In fact, radioisotopes power the Mars rovers and Viking probes. How to build a nuclear fission power station in space? On Earth, nuclear plants ...

Mars, the enigmatic Red Planet, has long captivated humanity with its stark, seemingly barren landscape. Today, it’s a cold, ...

For the past month, Phoenix has been losing solar power as the daylight increasingly gives way to the darkness and harsh weather of winter on Mars' northern arctic plains. Phoenix's inability to ...