SpaceX Will Launch Five Missions to Mars In The Next Two Years
“Eventually, there will be thousands of Starships going to Mars and it will a glorious sight to see!” Maybe fix the Cybertruck issues first.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Japan braces for a once-in-a-century earthquake, Crime intelligence officers arrested for kidnapping, Bad news for tech job seekers in SA, Sniffer dogs deployed at airport to detect bed bugs after Paris Olympics, and 4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area.
NASA Wants Human Guinea Pigs To Test Out Life On Mars
To understand what it might be like for humans to make it to the real Mars, and stick it out, behavioural ecologist Kelly Weinersmith gave her two cents.
Soar through the ‘Labyrinth of Night’ With NASAs Beautiful New Martian Footage [Video]
The science bros have released another thrilling video; This time viewers can experience flying through Mars’ enormous “Labyrinth of Night,” a system of extremely steep valleys and mountains about the length of Italy.
Scientist Explains What Really Happens When You Die In Outer Space
About 30 astronauts and cosmonauts have died while training for or attempting dangerous space missions. But the vast majority of these deaths occurred either on the ground or in Earth’s atmosphere.
Monday Morning Spice
‘Flying light’ has Capetonians stumped, Sarah Ferguson diagnosed with breast cancer, Jennifer Lawrence agrees to first fully nude scene, and last Knysna forest elephant caught on film.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Australia bans vaping, Stallone back in Cliffhanger reboot, Sol Kerzner’s Fish River resort becomes gang wasteland, and Corpse found under Tibetan Hotel bed.
SpaceX Has Some Serious Competition In The Race To Mars [Video]
Two private space companies announced to the world that they’re collaborating on an ambitious joint venture to be the first commercial mission to Mars as soon as 2024.
NASA’s Mars Lander Battled Martian Dust To Snap Its Final Selfie
The stationary spacecraft captured its last selfie on April 24, showing just how enveloped its solar panels have become by the planet’s relentless dust.
Worry For NASA After Ingenuity Helicopter And Perseverance Rover Lose Contact
The little chopper is supposed to send regular data to its buddy Perseverance but missed one of the scheduled communications sessions last week.
Most Powerful Camera Ever Sent To Another Planet Nailed This Mars Crater Shot [Video]
The incredible HiRISE camera captured the coolest and most detailed shot of a Mars crater earlier this year.
All The Ways Living On Mars Could Kill You
With freezing temperatures, radiation, and a non-breathable atmosphere to consider, one does not simply pitch a tent on Mars and get on with life as we know it.
Here’s When Elon Musk Reckons We’ll Put A Human On Mars
SpaceX’s Starship, designed to take astronauts to the moon for NASA and eventually to Mars, hasn’t even made it into space yet.
Real Video Tour Of Mars Is Quite Something
NASA’s Curiosity rover is puttering around on Mars trying to find signs of life, and in the meantime, has provided material for a new video of a 360-degree panoramic tour.
These Odd Mars Photos Actually Have Straightforward Explanations
It’s fun to speculate about the weird things that cameras have managed to capture on Mars and send back to Earth, but often there is a perfectly good, scientific explanation for it all.
The ‘Billionaire Space Race’ Is Going To Get Wild
Three of the world’s wealthiest people are trying to top each other with the most ambitious private space expeditions.
Elon Musk’s Mars Plans Would Need To Overcome These Major Hurdles
Travelling to Mars is an incredible feat, and while Elon Musk believes we can get there in the next decade, there are some serious obstacles to overcome.
Four Key Factors To Make Life On Mars Sustainable
Human survival on another planet, especially one like Mars, depends on finding solutions to four key factors.
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Makes Mars History [Videos]
Watch Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, make its first successful flight on the Red Planet.
What A Self-Sufficient City On Mars For 250 000 People Could Look Like [Video]
A cliff with a view of the Red Planet and protection from radiation form part of the concept for a self-sufficient city on Mars called Nüwa.
They’ve Detected Some Rumbling From Deep Within Mars
There’s been some mysterious rumbling coming from inside Mars. Scientists, with the help of the InSight Lander, are busy figuring out what it could mean.
Curiosity Mars Rover Knows How To Nail A Selfie [Video]
Curiosity has been rolling around on Mars since 2012, and apart from a few bumps along the way, is still sending back incredible images of the Red Planet.
Perseverance’s First HD Pano Of Mars Is Not To Be Missed [Video]
Perseverance and her ground team are going from strength to strength since her successful landing on Mars, with images flooding in from her advanced onboard cameras.
SpaceX Starship Sticks The Landing, Before Things Go Horribly Wrong [Video]
SpaceX took one giant leap towards the next Moon mission, but there’s still a sizeable wrinkle that they need to iron out.
NASA Hid A Secret Message In Perseverance’s Parachute
A few keen-eyed Redditors and Twitter users took a look at Perseverance’s parachute and picked up on something that most of us missed.
First-Ever Footage Of A Mars Landing [Videos]
For the first time in history, NASA has managed to capture actual footage of a rover landing on Mars, which includes sounds from the Red Planet.
More Pictures Of Mars As Perseverance Completes Successful Landing
After years of planning, and months of waiting for her to touch down on Mars, Perseverance is ready to start work on the Red Planet.
Greta Thunberg Made A Tourism Ad For Mars, But With A Twist [Video]
Greta Thunberg and her team filmed a satirical tourism video that is worth remembering as the Perseverance rover heads for Mars.
NASA Prepares For “Seven Minutes Of Terror” Ahead Of Mars Landing [Video]
The Perseverance Mars rover launched in July last year, and has just about completed its journey, which is set to culminate in a nail-biting “seven minutes of terror”.
Monkeys Playing ‘Mind Pong’ – Elon Musk’s Latest Interview Was Entertaining [Video]
Sure, Elon Musk could use an interview to have a calm and rational discussion about his companies, or he could muse about monkeys playing mind Pong.