November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 by Cody

Insight Mission to Mars

Martian Features Were Carved by Glaciers, not Flowing Rivers August 6, 2020

Orbiters are giving us a chance to study the surface of Mars closely, and some of the features that pop to prominence are dry river channels. There are over 10,000 of them. But a new study suggests that glaciers on ancient Mars are responsible for many of them. According to the study, those glaciers and […]

Evan Gough

New Solar Model Successfully Predicted Seven of the Sun’s Last Nine Big Flares August 6, 2020

Since it launched in 2010, the Solar Dynamics Observatory has helped scientists understand how the Sun’s magnetic field is generated and structured, and what causes solar flares. One of the main goals of the mission was to be able to create forecasts for predicting activity on the Sun. Using mission data from the past […]

Nancy Atkinson

NASA Astronauts are Back on Earth After a Successful Crew Dragon Splashdown August 6, 2020

Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley just returned from the ISS, completing the first crewed mission from US soil in almost a decade. The post NASA Astronauts are Back on Earth After a Successful Crew Dragon Splashdown appeared first on Universe Today.

Matt Williams

Finally! SpaceX Starship Prototype SN5 Flies Just Over 150 Meters Into the Air August 5, 2020

Yesterday, SpaceX moved one step closer to sending people to the Moon and Mars when its SN5 prototype successfully made a 150 m (~500 ft) hop test! The post Finally! SpaceX Starship Prototype SN5 Flies Just Over 150 Meters Into the Air appeared first on Universe Today.

Matt Williams

There’s One Cloud on Mars That’s Over 1800 km Long August 5, 2020

Mars’ massive cloud is back. Every year during Mars’ summer solstice, a cloud of water ice forms on the leeward side of Arsia Mons, one of Mars’ largest extinct volcanoes. The cloud can grow to be up to 1800 km (1120 miles) long. It forms each morning, then disappears the same day, only to reappear […]

Evan Gough