MARS

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NASA encounters the perfect storm for science on Mars
Jun 14, 2018 (JPL)
NASA has three orbiters circling the Red Planet, each equipped with special cameras and other atmospheric instruments. Additionally, NASA's Curiosity rover has ...
NASA spacecraft studying massive Martian dust storm
Jun 14, 2018 (UPI)
"This is the ideal storm for Mars science," Jim Watzin, director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters, said in a news release. "We have a histor...
Opportunity hunkers down during dust storm
Jun 13, 2018 (JPL)
If the rover's computer determines that its batteries don't have enough charge, it will again put itself back to sleep. Due to an extreme amount of dust over Pe...
Martian dust storm silences NASA's rover, Opportunity
Jun 13, 2018 (AFP)
The unusually severe dust storm has blocked out the Sun over one quarter of the Red Planet, blanketing an area spanning 14 million square miles (35 million squa...
Regional dust storm is affecting Opportunity Mars rover
Jun 13, 2018 (JPL)
A nearby, regional dust storm is affecting Opportunity. The first indication of a dust storm 621.37 miles (1000 kilometers) away from Opportunity was received o...
Mars rover Opportunity hunkers down during dust storm
Jun 11, 2018 (JPL)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter first detected the storm on Friday, June 1. As soon as the orbiter team saw how close the storm was to Opportunity, they noti...
Opportunity rover sends transmission amid Martian dust storm
Jun 11, 2018 (UPI)
Opportunity is currently inside Mars' Perseverance Valley. The valley and surrounding region have been shrouded by an intensifying dust storm over the last seve...
Minerology on Mars points to a cold and icy ancient climate
Jun 08, 2018 (SPX)
Mars is littered with valley networks, deltas and lake deposits, meaning it must have had freely flowing water at some point, probably around 4 billion years ag...
NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars
Jun 08, 2018 (JPL)
The new findings - "tough" organic molecules in three-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks near the surface, as well as seasonal variations in the levels of metha...
Science Team Continues to Improve Opportunity's Use of the Robotic Arm
Jun 07, 2018 (JPL)
The science team is pursuing several hypotheses as to the origin of the valley. The rover is still positioned near some tabular rocks that are the subject of an...
More building blocks of life found on Mars
Jun 07, 2018 (AFP)
The unmanned Curiosity rover has also found increasing evidence for seasonal variations of methane on Mars, indicating the source of the gas is likely the plane...
New data-mining technique offers most-vivid picture of Martian mineralogy
Jun 07, 2018 (SPX)
Minerals form from novel combinations of elements. These combinations can be facilitated by geological activity, including volcanoes and water-rock interactions...
Curiosity rover finds organic matter, unidentified methane source on Mars
Jun 07, 2018 (UPI)
Taken together, the discoveries suggest Mars once hosted ancient life. "With these new findings, Mars is telling us to stay the course and keep searching for ev...
Mars Curiosity's Labs Are Back in Action
Jun 05, 2018 (JPL)
"This was no small feat. It represents months and months of work by our team to pull this off," said Jim Erickson, project manager of the Mars Science Laborator...
From horizon to horizon: Celebrating 15 years of Mars Express
Jun 04, 2018 (ESA)
On 2 June 2003, the Mars Express spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on a journey to explore our red-hued neighbouring planet. In the 15 years sinc...
New image shows exposed bedrock in Hale Crater on Mars
May 31, 2018 (UPI)
The crater contains active gullies, extensive icy ejecta flows and active recurring slope lineae, which are long marks that are dark or bright. NASA has release...
Opportunity Mars rover ready to study rock targets up close
May 31, 2018 (Sputnik)
The rover is still positioned near some tabular rocks that are the subject of an in-situ (contact) investigation. On Sol 5087 (May 16, 2018), the robotic arm (I...
Red Planet rover set for extreme environment workout
May 30, 2018 (ESA)
ExoMars is a joint endeavour between ESA and Roscosmos, with the Trace Gas Orbiter already at Mars and beginning its science mission to look for atmospheric gas...
Why we won't get to Mars without teamwork
May 25, 2018 (SPX)
"Teamwork and collaboration are critical components of all space flights and will be even more important for astronauts during long-duration missions, such as t...
Opportunity Collects Panoramas for Site Awareness and Future Drive Planning
May 25, 2018 (JPL)
The rover is positioned next to some tabular rocks that are the subject of an in-situ (contact) investigation. On Sol 5081 (May 10, 2018), using the robotic arm...
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