Mars Atmosphere

The mystery of Mars' missing methane might finally have been solved

Researchers were able to calculate that 2.8 kg of Methane is emitted per day from Gale Crater.

Scientists think they know what the source of methane in Mars' atmosphere could be

Since methane traces were reported in Mars' atmosphere, a debate has raged over the findings' accuracy.

NASA's InSight Mars mission's six minutes of terror: Here's what we can expect

InSight's landing sequence on Mars from start to finish is pre-programmed into an onboard computer.

NASA's MAVEN detects invisible 'magnetic tail' around Mars; could be destroying Martian atmosphere

While the field around Mars is invisible to the naked eye, it is said to have taken the form of a rotating tail one that had been formed over time because of the solar winds that have been stripping the planet of its atmosphere, allowing gases to escape into space.

NASA's MAVEN spaceship reveals how the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere

MAVEN is the first spacecraft designed by NASA dedicated to understanding Mars' upper atmosphere.

Nasa's Maven spacecraft provides first look at Mars' upper atmosphere

NASA's Maven spacecraft has given scientists their first glimpse of the mysterious upper atmosphere of Mars, which has baffled them for decades.

MIT to send oxygen-creating instrument on Mars 2020 mission by NASA

An MIT oxygen-creating instrument will fly on the upcoming Mars 2020 mission to study how to make oxygen out of the Martian atmosphere.