Trump Nasa nominee says agency will prioritise Mars mission
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Nasa will tell senators on Wednesday that the agency will prioritise a Mars mission, while noting that most US space programmes are over ...
Starship to depart for Mars end of next year, Musk says
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Friday that Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Tesla humanoid bot Optimus.
Musk suggested in a ...
Martian subsurface harbours oceans of life-giving liquid water
A study released on Monday using data from NASA’s Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search for ...
NASA announces end of history-making Mars helicopter mission
NASA said on Thursday that its miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity, which in 2021 became the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, can no longer can fly, ending a ...
It’s a long way from Chirokitia to Mars: Cyprus at the Venice Biennale
How the ancient settlement of roundhouses in the Cyprus village of Chirokitia could provide the blueprint for sustainable living on Mars is the focus of the Cyprus stand at the ...
Dreaming of a life on Mars
One woman is determined to do much more than simply gaze at the stars
A young woman who aspires to become the island’s first astronaut says Cyprus is ready ...
NASA’s Mars helicopter makes history with successful flight on Red Planet
NASA‘s miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars early on Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft over the surface of ...
Space’s Crowded Final Frontier (with video)
When Nasa’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars Thursday night, this astonishing success rightly grabbed attention across the globe.
Yet, it is also worth remembering that the six-wheeled, astrobiology ...
Names of 9,000 Cyprus residents sent to Mars
By Athena Arsalidou
Nine thousand Cypriots took the opportunity to participate in Nasa’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ campaign, which invited people around the world to submit their names ...