MARS

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SpaceX could send people to Mars by 2024, Elon Musk says
Jun 03, 2016 (UPI)
SpaceX Chief Elon Musk is predicting his company will be able to launch humans to Mars by 2024. Speaking at Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. on We...
Red and Golden Planets at Opposition
Jun 01, 2016 (SPX)
Earth is about to lap Mars and then Saturn in their race around the sun. The two planets have gathered together in the constellation Scorpius where they are shi...
Opportunity investigating soil exposed by rover wheel
May 31, 2016 (JPL)
Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, inspecting specific outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. Previously, the rover use...
Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 11 years
May 30, 2016 (UPI)
Space-gazers will get a treat starting Monday night. Starting at 5:34 EDT, Mars will be the closest it has been to Earth since 2005, according to NASA. How far ...
Mars Webcam goes pro
May 30, 2016 (ESA)
A modest 'webcam' on Mars Express has proven useful for outreach, education and citizen-science. Now ESA have decided to adopt it as a professional science inst...
SwRI scientists discover evidence of ice age at Martian north pole
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Using radar data collected by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a Southwest Research Institute-led team found evidence of an ice age recorded in the polar dep...
NASA Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap
May 27, 2016 (JPL)
Scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet's north ...
Potential Habitats for Early Life on Mars
May 25, 2016 (SPX)
Recently discovered evidence of carbonates beneath the surface of Mars points to a warmer and wetter environment in that planet's past. The presence of liquid w...
Are mystery Mars plumes caused by space weather?
May 24, 2016 (ESA)
Mysterious high-rise clouds seen appearing suddenly in the martian atmosphere on a handful of occasions may be linked to space weather, say Mars Express scienti...
Opportunity takes panorama; uses wheel to scuff soil
May 23, 2016 (JPL)
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 23, 2016 Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, searching specific outcrops for evidence of clay miner...
Mars - Closest, Biggest and Brightest in a Decade
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Look low in the southeast at nightfall, and an unusually bright, fire-yellow "star" will be staring back at you. It's the planet Mars, closer to Earth now than ...
Ancient tsunami evidence on Mars reveals life potential
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
The geologic shape of what were once shorelines through Mars' northern plains convinces scientists that two large meteorites - hitting the planet millions of ye...
Hubble Takes Mars Portrait Near Close Approach
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Bright, frosty polar caps, and clouds above a vivid, rust-colored landscape reveal Mars as a dynamic seasonal planet in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope view ta...
Mars Rover Scientist Hopes to Find More Evidence of Liquid Water on the Red Planet
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Although the existence of liquid water on the Red Planet was confirmed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) last year, the scientific community is gearin...
AAC Microtec to develop miniaturized motion controller for space rovers and robots
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
The European Space Agency ESA has awarded Uppsala-based AAC Microtec the contract to develop an advanced miniaturized motion controller for future robotic explo...
The rise and fall of Martian lakes
May 16, 2016 (ESA)
There is a wealth of evidence, collected over the past few decades, that suggests liquid water was abundant in the early history of Mars - one of our nearest an...
Opportunity microscopic imaging camera back to normal operations
May 16, 2016 (JPL)
Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, searching specific outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is currently con...
Second cycle of Martian seasons completing for Curiosity Rover
May 13, 2016 (JPL)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has completed its second Martian year since landing inside Gale Crater nearly four Earth years ago, which means it has recorded envi...
Beyond Ikea: Swedish Gadget to Harvest Water on Martian Surface
May 11, 2016 (Sputnik)
For the first time in history, a Swedish-made gadget is going to be placed on the surface of Mars. This will be Sweden's contribution to the joint EU-Russian sp...
Flying observatory detects atomic oxygen in Martian atmosphere
May 10, 2016 (SPX)
An instrument onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time since the...
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