MARS

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Unusual form of sand dune discovered on Mars
Jul 01, 2016 (UPI)
Both Earth and Mars feature large sand dunes and small sand ripples. Recently, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity discovered and studied an expanse of medium-sized san...
ChemCam findings hint at oxygen-rich past on Mars
Jul 01, 2016 (SPX)
The discovery of manganese oxides in Martian rocks might tell us that the Red Planet was once more Earth-like than previously believed. A new paper in Geophysic...
NASA Weighs Use of Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites
Jun 28, 2016 (JPL)
Ever since it was announced that there may be evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars, NASA scientists have wondered how best to further investigate these ...
Opportunity is on its Final Science Campaign at 'Marathon Valley'
Jun 28, 2016 (JPL)
Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is nearing the comple...
Curiosity rover analysis suggests Mars has oxygen-rich history
Jun 27, 2016 (UPI)
Analysis of rocks and sand by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity suggests Mars was once much more like Earth than previously thought. Curiosity discovered manganese ox...
NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars
Jun 24, 2016 (JPL)
Scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars, a finding that may alter our understanding of how the planet evolved. ...
Hardware for Journey to Mars is a 'Big Catch'
Jun 24, 2016 (SPX)
A key piece of hardware for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, completed a five-hour journey by barge June 19 along the Tennessee River in North Alabam...
Dutch crops grown on 'Mars' soil found safe to eat
Jun 23, 2016 (AFP)
Dutch scientists said Thursday crops of four vegetables and cereals grown on soil similar to that on Mars have been found safe to eat, amid plans for the first ...
Opportunity Wraps up Work on 'Wheel Scuff'
Jun 21, 2016 (JPL)
Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is close to completin...
CaSSIS Sends First Image of Mars
Jun 19, 2016 (SPX)
The Mars Camera CaSSIS on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured its first images of the Red Planet this week. The pictures are a part of the mission's preparat...
A little help from friends
Jun 17, 2016 (ESA)
ESA's first Mars orbiter will provide an important helping hand when the second arrives at the Red Planet in October. Following lift off in March, the ExoMars T...
NASA signs space deal with United Arab Emirates
Jun 17, 2016 (Sputnik)
The United States has announced it will be forging a deal with its long term allies the United Arab Emirates, specifically concerning aeronautics research and s...
Rover Opportunity Wrapping up Study of Martian Valley
Jun 17, 2016 (JPL)
"Marathon Valley," slicing through a large crater's rim on Mars, has provided fruitful research targets for NASA's Opportunity rover since July 2015, but the ro...
Delayed ExoMars mission gets 77-mln-euro boost
Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)
The second part of a delayed joint European-Russian mission to probe Mars for traces of life has received a crucial 77 million euros ($86 million) cash injectio...
NASA Mars Rover Descends Plateau, Turns Toward Mountain
Jun 15, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has analyzed its 12th drilled sample of Mars. This sample came from mudstone bedrock, which the rover resumed climbing in late May a...
Musk explains his 'cargo route' to Mars
Jun 12, 2016 (AFP)
SpaceX chief Elon Musk shed light Saturday on his new plan to send an unmanned spaceship to Mars as early as 2018, as part of his quest to some day colonize the...
Remarkably diverse flora in Utah, USA, trains scientists for future missions on Mars
Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)
Future Martian explorers might not need to leave the Earth to prepare themselves for life on the Red Planet. The Mars Society have built an analogue research si...
NASA Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern
Jun 10, 2016 (JPL)
After decades of research to discern seasonal patterns in Martian dust storms from images showing the dust, but the clearest pattern appears to be captured by m...
Study of Opportunity Wheel Scuff Continues
Jun 07, 2016 (JPL)
Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is continuing to exam...
Mars 'colonists' to undergo five days of tests
Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)
The 100 candidates on the shortlist to establish a human colony on the planet Mars are to undergo tests as part of a new phase of the selection process, the pro...
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