But in April, photos from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter and ExoMars ... beneath the solar system's tallest peak, Olympus Mons — a giant volcano standing more than ...

Fresh from the excitement of this week’s Wolf Moon, there’s another treat in store for sky-watchers this week, with Mars ...

captured by ESA's Mars Express, showcases the Korolev crater, an 82-kilometer-wide structure located in the northern lowlands of Mars. Korolev crater on Mars resembles a vast field of snow but is ...

Mars is home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, standing at approximately 21 kilometres (13 miles) high. This shield volcano is about 600 kilometres (373 miles) in diameter ...

On this date, Jan. 18, 2004, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express finalized mapping of the Red Planet’s south pole. The probe’s OMEGA instrument, which combined data from a camera and an ...

Uranus and Neptune are binocular targets, while Mars reaches opposition ... and an hour or two earlier farther west), you’ll see Olympus Mons and the Tharsis Ridge region facing us in the ...

Space-set animation Mars Express, which bowed at Cannes and Annecy, has been picked up for UK release by nascent distributor Beam Films. Beam will release the title theatrically in the UK in May.

Dec. 16, 2024 — The combination of low temperature, atmospheric pressure and water vapor pressure on Mars means any liquid water found there would likely freeze, boil or evaporate immediately ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040. The year 2025 isn't even a week old and NASA is already ...

During his inaugural address on January 20, 2024, President Donald Trump indicated he will prioritize U.S. space endeavors focused on Mars. While NASA has a long history of Martian exploration, ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports thick aluminum ones covered in cleats to enhance its traction and ...