Mars rover captures first sound of dust devil on red planet
A Nasa rover has recorded the sound of a red dust devil whizzing past on Mars. The 10-second first-of-its-kind audio was released on Tuesday and captures not only rumbling gusts of up to 25mph but also
ESA’s ExoMars rover closer to launch after landing test
The ExoMars rover is one step closer to landing on the red planet following a rehearsal of what happens after it touches down. The exercise involved simulating the UK-built Rosalind Franklin rover driving off its landing
To Mars with Musk – Or Are We Forgetting Something?
Last night, the CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, presented his vision for 'Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species'. If you missed it, you can see the full presentation here as it was streamed live, or check out the short
Water on Mars Raises Questions about a ‘Prime Directive’
I'm looking forward to The Martian, the new film starring Matt Damon which opens this week. The word is that if you like your science fiction with the emphasis on science, rather than fiction, it promises to be a
Mars One – Why Ireland Should be Proud of Joseph Roche
I've written about Mars One before. In principle it's a reasonable idea. Sensationalist headlines have focused on the one-way, lifetime commitment required of the participants but, under the right circumstances, it doesn't seem like an unreasonable sacrifice in order to make
A One-Way Ticket Out of This World – Are the Mars One 100 Out of Their Minds?
One of the topics in our house this weekend was the possibility of interstellar travel using generation ships, among other things (it's that kind of house). We had watched a documentary about the planets discovered by the Kepler
