The same massive sunspot responsible for triggering a historic geomagnetic storm on Earth in mid-May triggered a legendary storm for Mars a few days later. On May 20, data from Europe’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft showed that the predicted X12 solar flare was the strongest type. on the glare classification scale – AR3664 exploded from a… Read More »
The Smithsonian would love to showcase the first vehicle capable of powered flight on another world, but with NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter still busy breaking records on Mars, the Washington, D.C. institution has opted for the next best thing. Officials from NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum celebrated the agency’s donation of Ingenuity’s… Read More »
The Sun can make or break Mars.NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory Mars experienced a sudden break in the cosmic order about a year ago. It was as if the red planet had briefly been transported to another solar system. Normally in our solar system, the sun constantly emits a stream of charged particles and magnetic fields… Read More »