If life got a foothold in the Martian subsurface long ago, it could have tapped into a plentiful chemical energy source, a new study suggests. That source was hydrogen, generated when radiation split underground water into its constituent parts. And there was probably enough available hydrogen down there to sustain a sizable community of Mars microbes for […]

The Big Falcon Rocket system underwent a growth spurt since it was unveiled in 2017. SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceflight system just went through a growth spurt. The reusable rocket-spaceship duo will stand 387 feet (118 meters) tall at launch, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said Monday (Sept. 17) during a webcast event at […]

An important discovery has been made on our celestial neighbor, Mars, and the Red Planet will be very close to Earth next week. During the evening, those looking towards the sky may have noticed a bright orange-red star. That “star” is actually the planet Mars. Jason Major, a local space blogger for LightsInTheDark.com, said it will be […]