Above: Two maps display the thickness of suspected ice deposits beneath the surface of Mars. The top panel assumes the deposits are buried by a 300-meter layer of sediments; the bottom panel assumes a burial depth of 600 meters. Credit: Planetary Science...
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech To say ‘mission accomplished’ would be an understatement. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completed its 72nd and final flight last month, ending its experimental mission after one of its rotors was...
Apollo 15 astronauts train in ‘Apollo Valley’ on the Big Island in December 1970. Credit: NASA Lawmakers are making moves to revive aerospace development in Hawaiʻi and diversify the state’s economy. According to an article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Jan. 22,...
Astronomical instrument at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy. Credit: UH IfA The University of Hawaiʻi is in the early stages of developing a space technology center that will provide hands-on training experience for students and high-paying...
International Space Station. Credit: NASA On Dec. 6, 2023, NASA marked the International Space Station’s 25th year in orbit, lauding the research and collaboration made possible through its construction, the diversity of astronauts who have called it home, and...
