Tag: Mars
NASA Tests Lithium-Fueled Plasma Engine Designed for Mars
PASADENA, June 10 — Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have tested an experimental magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster that runs on lithium propellant, turning the metal...
Perseverance Detects First Electric Discharges on Mars
For decades, scientists theorized that Mars might host electrical activity in its dusty, thin atmosphere. But a theory is not data. On November 28, 2025, NASA's
