Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the red planet extremely hazardous for astronauts and require significant ...

Explore the latest find from NASA’s Curiosity rover and what it reveals about organic matter beyond our planet.

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...

Regolith, the fine, dusty, sandlike particles that cover both the lunar and Martian surfaces, could be a primary ingredient ...

Martian dust could threaten astronaut health and equipment, with toxic particles causing lung damage and mission failures.

IISc’s Aloke Kumar has led groundbreaking research around space habitation. In 2020, his lab developed ‘space bricks’ using ...

3D printers will make the tools, structures and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment. They ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded unusual sounds as a Martian dust devil passed directly over the robotic vehicle in 2021, ...

Researchers are looking underfoot to uncover the mysterious past of Mars: Martian regoliths in the soil. Their water storage capabilities may help us understand the change in water on Mars over time.

Mars has always captured the imagination of space explorers, and now new findings are showing that the Red Planet’s dust ...