Farming on the moon or Mars? How recycled sewage could turn regolith into crop soil

• Dining on the moon or Mars might seem like a fantasy reserved for science fiction, but researchers are investigating how it could become a reality • Their efforts to recycle plan

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 137 words

Why Mars astronauts need more than just space greenhouses

• Thinking about food systems in deep space likely brings to mind something like The Martian where an astronaut is scratching barely enough food to survive out of potatoes grown in

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 220 words

How long could Earth microbes live on Mars?

• Searching for past or present life on Mars is the sole driving force behind every mission we send to the red planet, from orbiters to landers to rovers • However, there remains a

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 213 words
For All Mankind's latest trailer teases a war on Mars

For All Mankind's latest trailer teases a war on Mars

• Trending: Tesla sues California DMV over the term ‘Autopilot’ Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a iP

Consumer Tech · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 239 words
NASA engineers reprogrammed Mars helicopter's Snapdragon chip to run the rover instead, reconfiguring system from 140 million miles away...

NASA engineers reprogrammed Mars helicopter's Snapdragon chip to run the rover instead, reconfiguring system from 140 million miles away...

• NASA engineers reprogrammed Mars helicopter’s Snapdragon chip to run the rover instead, reconfiguring system from 140 million miles away - repurposes its ‘ancient’ unused Qualcom

Carbonated ultramafic igneous rocks in Jezero crater, Mars

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, February 2026. • Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, February 2026.

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 213 words
Perseverance's Landing

Perseverance's Landing

• Perseverance landed in Jezero Crater, a former river delta, to search for ancient microbial life. • In 2024, rover sampled Chevaya Falls rock, revealing potential biosignatures n

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words
Young Mars volcano hides a powerful magma engine beneath the surface

Young Mars volcano hides a powerful magma engine beneath the surface

• Young Mars volcano hides a powerful magma engine beneath the surface Volcanic eruptions that look like single events are often the visible outcome of slow, complicated activity t

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 339 words

Carbonated ultramafic igneous rocks in Jezero crater, Mars

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, February 2026.

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 106 words

Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check on Elon Musk's plans

• It’s an age-old debate in space circles: Should humanity’s first city on another world be built on the moon, or on Mars? • As recently as last year, SpaceX founder Elon Musk saw

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 158 words

New 'Mars GPS' lets Perseverance pinpoint its location within 25 centimeters

• Imagine you’re all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly wher

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 159 words
Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance's Location

Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance's Location

• Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance’s Location Downloads Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance’s Location PNG (566.29 KB) PIA26705 animation MP4 (2.77 MB) D

Space & Aerospace · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 245 words
Are Elon Musk's Mars plans finally coming back down to Earth?

Are Elon Musk's Mars plans finally coming back down to Earth?

• Science Business Report Are Elon Musk’s Mars plans finally coming back down to Earth? • Musk used to call the Moon ‘a distraction.’ Now he says SpaceX is building a city there. •

Consumer Tech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 253 words
NASA's Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars

• NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars How did NASA’s Perseverance gain the ability to find its exact location on Mars without guidance from rover op

Space & Aerospace · February 18, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 264 words

UAE extends Mars probe mission until 2028

• The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would extend its Mars probe mission, now in its fifth year, for an additional three, underlining the oil-rich state’s space

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 65 words
Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy

Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy

• A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. • The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. • The result has implic

Consumer Tech · February 15, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 330 words
Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy

Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy

• A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. • The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. • The result has implic

Science · February 15, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words
NASA's Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars

• Perseverance rover completed first AI‑planned drive on Mars, covering 2 hours 30 minutes along Jezero Crater rim. • Vision‑language AI generated safe waypoints, eliminating need

Space & Aerospace · January 30, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 193 words
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Ready to Roll for Miles in Years Ahead

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Ready to Roll for Miles in Years Ahead

• NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Ready to Roll for Miles in Years Ahead NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this view of a location nicknamed ‘Mont Musard’ on Sept. • Made up o

Space & Aerospace · December 17, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 315 words
One of NASA's Key Cameras Orbiting Mars Takes 100,000th Image

One of NASA's Key Cameras Orbiting Mars Takes 100,000th Image

• One of NASA’s Key Cameras Orbiting Mars Takes 100,000th Image This view of a region called Syrtis Major is from the 100,000th image captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Space & Aerospace · December 17, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 254 words
What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.

What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.

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