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Lockheed Martin Begins Final Assembly Of Next Mars Lander
Nov 19, 2014 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has started the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase for NASA's InSight Mars lander spacecraft. The InSight mission will record the...
Several Drives Push Opportunity Over 41-Kilometer Mark
Nov 19, 2014 (JPL)
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards "Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals about a mile (1.4 kilometer...
China researchers plan Mars mission 'around 2020': state media
Nov 18, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese scientists are planning to launch a Mars rover "around 2020", state media reported Tuesday, as the country pours billions into its space programme and w...
Mars was warm enough for flowing water, but only briefly
Nov 18, 2014 (UPI)
With the growing variety of samples collected and measurements made by NASA's Mars rovers, the scientific evidence that water once flowed freely on the surface ...
Next NASA Mars Mission Reaches Milestone
Nov 17, 2014 (JPL)
NASA's InSight mission has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase of its development, on track for a March 2016 launch to Mars. The lander,...
Warmth and flowing water on early Mars were episodic
Nov 17, 2014 (SPX)
Ample evidence of ancient rivers, streams, and lakes make it clear that Mars was at some point warm enough for liquid water to flow on its surface. While that m...
Mars, too, has macroweather
Nov 14, 2014 (SPX)
Weather, which changes day-to-day due to constant fluctuations in the atmosphere, and climate, which varies over decades, are familiar. More recently, a third r...
Comet lander 'working well', but may be on slope
Nov 13, 2014 (AFP)
Europe's robot lab Philae was "working well" on the surface of its host comet, though likely perched on a steep slope, ground controllers said a day after the p...
China Exclusive: China developing Mars rover
Nov 12, 2014 (XNA)
After successfully putting the "Jade Rabbit" lunar rover on the moon, Chinese space experts say the country's planned Mars vehicle will be larger, tougher and a...
Opportunity Dust Levels Back to Normal
Nov 11, 2014 (JPL)
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards 'Marathon Valley,' a putative location for abundant clay minerals about a mile (1.6 kilometer...
UI instrument sees comet-created atmosphere on Mars
Nov 11, 2014 (SPX)
A comet whizzes closely by Mars, and the tail of cosmic dust in its wake penetrates the Martian upper atmosphere and produces a new dense layer of ionization in...
Mars Orbiter MAVEN Demonstrates Relay Prowess
Nov 11, 2014 (JPL)
The newest node in NASA's Mars telecommunications network -- a radio aboard the MAVEN orbiter custom-designed for data links with robots on the surface of Mars ...
Comet flyby of Mars changed chemistry of atmosphere: NASA
Nov 07, 2014 (AFP)
Last month, an exotic deep space comet flew by Mars and unleashed an unexpectedly strong meteor shower that briefly changed the chemistry of the Red Planet's up...
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Finds Mineral Match
Nov 06, 2014 (JPL)
Reddish rock powder from the first hole drilled into a Martian mountain by NASA's Curiosity rover has yielded the mission's first confirmation of a mineral mapp...
MAVEN Continues Mars Exploration Begun 50 Years Ago by Mariner 4
Nov 06, 2014 (JPL)
When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft arrived at the Red Planet on Sept. 21, it marked the continuation of exploration of one of...
You can't get to Mars, but your name can
Oct 31, 2014 (UPI)
As it stands now, only a select few people will get to visit Mars in the coming decades. But while you're stuck here on Earth, your name can be touring the Red ...
A One Way Trip to Mars
Oct 30, 2014 (SPX)
Although NASA would prefer round trips for astronauts, in a recent interview Buzz Aldrin, he suggested that the fist crews to land on Mars should stay there unt...
Mars 2020 Will Continue Search for Habitability
Oct 29, 2014 (NASA)
How habitable was Mars in the past? Since the Curiosity rover touched down on Mars in August 2012, it has helped answer a few of these questions in the area sur...
NASA Seeks Ultra-lightweight Materials to Help Enable Journey to Mars
Oct 28, 2014 (SPX)
NASA is seeking proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight materials for aerospace vehicles and structures of the future. Proposals will demonstrate...
Eight months on 'Hawaiian Mars' tests rigors of exploration
Oct 24, 2014 (AFP)
Six people have sealed themselves inside a white vinyl dome in Hawaii to embark on an eight-month test of how their mental health might fare during a mission to...
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