MARS

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Study predicts next global dust storm on Mars
Oct 06, 2016 (JPL)
Global dust storms on Mars could soon become more predictable - which would be a boon for future astronauts there - if the next one follows a pattern suggested ...
NASA flight program tests Mars Lander vision system
Oct 06, 2016 (JPL)
NASA tested new "eyes" for its next Mars rover mission on a rocket built by Masten Space Systems in Mojave, California, thanks in part to NASA's Flight Opportun...
NASA's Curiosity Rover Begins Next Mars Chapter
Oct 04, 2016 (JPL)
After collecting drilled rock powder in arguably the most scenic landscape yet visited by a Mars rover, NASA's Curiosity mobile laboratory is driving toward uph...
Pioneering Space Requires Living Off the Land in the Solar System
Oct 04, 2016 (SPX)
As NASA continues preparing for the Journey to Mars, the technology now in development is expanding beyond the spacecraft and propulsion systems needed to get t...
Opportunity completes busy week of science and imaging
Sep 30, 2016 (JPL)
Since leaving the "Lewis and Clark Gap" of Marathon Valley, Opportunity has been driving through "Bitterroot valley" toward her first waypoint of the new extend...
Yorkshire salt mine could help shed light on Martian life
Sep 30, 2016 (SPX)
A PhD student from the University of Leicester is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground sa...
Curiosity Finds Evidence of Mars Crust Contributing to Atmosphere
Sep 30, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence that chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the makeup of its atmosphere over time. It's...
MAHRS on Mars: Looking at Weather and Habitat on the Surface
Sep 29, 2016 (SPX)
by Nancy Smith for GRC News When human explorers embark on the journey to Mars, they need to know the natural conditions of the red planet before they arrive. T...
Elon Musk envisions 'fun' but dangerous trips to Mars
Sep 29, 2016 (AFP)
SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft, possibly costing as...
Elon Musk envisions 'fun' trips to Mars colony
Sep 28, 2016 (AFP)
SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft, possibly costing as...
Pacamor Kubar Bearings awarded contract to support Mars 2020 Mission
Sep 22, 2016 (SPX)
Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB), a Troy, NY manufacturer of ball bearings for aerospace and defense systems, was recently awarded a contract by Sierra Nevada Corpo...
A Mixed-reality Trip to Mars
Sep 22, 2016 (SPX)
It'll be years before the first astronauts leave the launch pad on Earth to journey to Mars. But starting Sept. 19, visitors to the Kennedy Space Center visitor...
NASA iTech Fosters Technology Needed for Journey to Mars
Sep 22, 2016 (SPX)
NASA is seeking innovative technology for the agency's future exploration missions in the solar system and beyond, including the Journey to Mars, from other U.S...
Rover Makes Its Way to 'Spirit Mound,'
Sep 22, 2016 (JPL)
Opportunity is making her way towards the first science waypoint of the new extended mission on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The first waypoint is a feature nam...
Mars 2020 rover to produce oxygen: NASA
Sep 21, 2016 (SPX)
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will not only investigate the Red Planet, searching for evidence of past life on Mars, but it also expected to lay foundations for future...
Some Ancient Martian Lakes Came Long After Others
Sep 19, 2016 (JPL)
Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought possible, according to new findings using data primarily from NASA's Mars Recon...
Opportunity Heads Toward First Waypoint of its Next Extended Mission
Sep 19, 2016 (JPL)
After more than a year of exploration, Opportunity has left 'Marathon Valley,' located on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has begun the next extended mis...
Mars hosted lakes, snowmelt-fed streams much later than previously thought
Sep 15, 2016 (UPI)
Researchers at NASA have found evidence that water flowed on Mars much more recently than previously thought -- perhaps millions of years more recently. Scienti...
Opportunity departs Marathon Valley to head deeper into Endeavour Crater
Sep 12, 2016 (JPL)
Opportunity has officially left Marathon Valley. On Sol 4482 (Sept. 1, 2016), we approached the 'Lewis and Clark Gap' and with the successful drive on Sol 4484 ...
Mars Rover Views Spectacular Layered Rock Formations
Sep 12, 2016 (JPL)
The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in stunning detail in new color images returned by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently exploring the "...
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