Mars

Space

New ‘Skyfall’ 6-drone plan could reshape future missions to Mars

Arnold Pinto 04/08/2025

A Nasa-AeroVironment initiative US-based defence contractor AeroVironment has unveiled a new Mars mission concept involving six autonomous helicopters in partnership with Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The initiative, named ‘Skyfall,’ proposes the deployment of scout drones to identify

Space

Hera asteroid mission tracks Mars’s Deimos moon in a fly-past

Arnold Pinto 18/03/2025

En route to Dimorphos asteroid The European Space Agency’s Hera mission has made an extraordinary leap in its planetary defence efforts, marking its first scientific use of advanced instruments beyond Earth and the Moon. On its way to explore an asteroid whose orbit was altered by human intervention, the spacecraft captured stunning images of Mars […]

Space

NASA unveils new approach to Mars Sample Return Programme

Arnold Pinto 01/03/2025

Involving 2 two landing architectures NASA has unveiled a new strategy for its Mars Sample Return Programme. The US space agency will pursue two landing architectures concurrently to increase the likelihood of successfully returning the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth. This will foster competition and innovation while reducing costs and ensuring timely

Space Tech

NASA pioneers unique tyre technology

Arnold Pinto 26/01/2025

For Mars exploration, rovers NASA has reached a significant milestone in its quest to explore the Red Planet. It has thoroughly tested a revolutionary new tyre technology designed for its Martian rovers. Developed by NASA’s Glenn Research Centre in Cleveland in collaboration with Goodyear Tire & Rubber, the groundbreaking shape memory alloy (SMA) spring tyres […]

Events Space

Get your telescope out as Mars puts on a spectacular show this January

Arnold Pinto 11/01/2025

Prime time to see the Red Planet If you have been gazing at the night sky recently, you may have noticed a bright, reddish object to the left of Orion. Mars, the Red Planet, is putting on a spectacular show this January. It is an excellent time for stargazers to spot Mars and catch glimpses […]

Space

NASA unveils lunar and Martian missions plans

Arnold Pinto 16/12/2024

In latest architecture update As part of its ongoing effort to map out the future of space exploration, NASA has released a series of updated documents outlining its plans for lunar and Martian missions. The newly released materials are part of the agency’s broader Moon to Mars strategy. This strategy aims to prepare for eventual […]

Space UAE

NASA Begins 45-Day Simulated Mars Mission

Arnold Pinto 12/05/2024

With 4 Volunteer Crew Members A new crew of four volunteers has begun a 45-day simulated mission to Mars within a sealed habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. The crew, comprising Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara, entered the Human Exploration Research Analogue (HERA) facility at 2am (UAE […]

NEWS DESK

Everdome Makes A Metaverse Landing on Mars

PR News Desk 27/09/2023

The Dubai based interplanetary metaverse project Everdome announces its first landing on their digitally reimagined Mars, as they take as their 500,000 strong community & partners including OKX, Pierre Gasly and Alfa Romeo F1 Team, to their new web3 civilization on the Red Planet. Since its inception in early 2022, Everdome has been steadily building […]