Elon Musk Says SpaceX will Start Launching Starships to Mars in 2026

Musk announced that SpaceX will launch the first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years. The goal of this mission is to test the reliability of Starship landings on Mars. Since landing safely on Mars is one of the most challenging aspects of space exploration. SpaceX’s Starship is designed to be the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed. It consists of two stages, the Super Heavy booster, which provides the initial thrust and the Starship spacecraft that carries cargo and crew.

Mars Rover Data Confirms Ancient Lake Sediments

NASA’s Perseverance rover has provided evidence of ancient lake in the Jerezo Crater on Mars, on the Red Planet’s watery past. This discovery, detailed in a recent study published in Science Advances, supports theories that Mars, now a cold and arid world, once harbored vast bodies of water with the potential to sustain microbial life.