Live Science

Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed ...
Forbes

Mars Moons Phobos And Deimos Are Not Captured Asteroids, Says Paper

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. Mars' mysterious moons of Deimos and Phobos have long ...
Observer

5 Space Missions to Watch in March: Mars Gravity Assists and Astronaut Homecomings

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return to Earth in March. Photo by MIguel J. Rodriguez CarrilloAFP via Getty Images March will bring both celestial and human ...
Futurism

NASA Spacecraft Whipping Around Mars to Slingshot Itself Toward Jupiter’s Mysterious Moon

NASA’s Europa Clipper is about to use Mars’ gravitational pull to slingshot itself as it makes its way to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon later this week. The craft launched from the agency’s Kennedy ...