Greta Thurnberg urges richest 1% to go to Mars in ‘tourism ad’

In anticipation of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for  using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own’s suffering. Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the ‘one percent,’ … Read more

Greta Thurnberg releases satirical Mars tourism ad telling the one percent to escape to the planet

In anticipation of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for  using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own’s suffering. Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the ‘one percent,’ … Read more

UAE’s Hope probe send back its first image of Mars

The United Arab Emirates’ ‘Hope’ probe has sent back its first image of Mars, capturing the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons.  The national space agency made the announcement on Sunday, days after the spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet’s orbit. The image will be followed by many similar such views of Mars … Read more

NASA: Perseverance to endure ‘terror’ before Mars landing next week

NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to reach Mars in less than a week, but before it touches down on the Martian surface it will endure a harrowing ‘seven minutes of terror.’ Radio signals sent from NASA and vice versa travel take 10 minutes for either party to make contact, so after the ground team tells … Read more

China releases first video of Mars taken by Tianwen-1 in orbit

China today has shared the first video of Mars recorded by Tianwen-1 after the probe entered orbit, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space programme. Incredible footage captures the Martian landscape and atmosphere out of a pitch black sky as the Chinese spacecraft flew past the Red Planet. Launched last July around the same time … Read more

China releases first video of Mars captured by Tianwen-1 in orbit

China today has shared the first video of Mars recorded by Tianwen-1 after the probe entered orbit, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space programme. Incredible footage captures the Martian landscape and atmosphere out of a pitch black sky as the Chinese spacecraft flew past the Red Planet. Launched last July around the same time … Read more

China’s Tianwen-1 space probe successfully enters orbit of Mars

China’s spacecraft has entered orbit around Mars following a 500-million-km journey from Earth that started seven months ago.  Tianwen-1 – which consists of an orbiter, lander and rover – completed its journey just before 1PM GMT on Wednesday as it entered orbit around the Red Planet. However, it will remain paired in orbit until May, … Read more

China’s Tianwen-1 space probe will reach Mars today

China’s spacecraft is set to reach the Martian orbit today following a 500-million-km journey from Earth that started seven months ago.  Tianwen-1 – which consists of an orbiter, lander and rover – is finally due to complete its journey just before midday UK time on Wednesday when it enters Mars orbit.   However, it will remain … Read more

UAE’s Hope probe will reach Mars TODAY – entering orbit at 16:00 GMT

The United Arab Emirates will become the first Arab nation and only the fifth nation overall to place a spaceship in orbit around Mars later today. Named Hope, the probe is expected to start the complex process of entering Martian orbit at 16:00 GMT – following a 500 million km race from Earth. It will … Read more

Astronomical auction will sell a trove of stunning meteorites that include pieces of Mars

Most of us will never make it to outer space, but some will be able to take a piece of the final frontier home with them. Christie’s auction house in New York City is conducting an online sale Tuesday that will showcase 75 stunning meteorites – for as little as $250 and up to more … Read more