MARS - SKY NIGHTLY

Jul 15, 2014 (SPX)

Seasonal carbon dioxide frost, not liquid water, is the main driver in forming gullies on Mars today, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey study that re...

NASA Mars Orbiter Views Rover Crossing Into New Zone

Jul 15, 2014 (JPL)

NASA Mars rover Curiosity has driven out of the ellipse, approximately 4 miles wide and 12 miles long (7 kilometers by 20 kilometers), that was mapped as safe t...

NASA Spacecraft Observes Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Mars

Jul 11, 2014 (JPL)

Repeated high-resolution observations made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) indicate the gullies on Mars' surface are primarily formed by the seasona...

Forces of Martian Nature

Jul 11, 2014 (ESA)

The surface of Mars is pocked and scarred with giant impact craters and rocky ridges, as shown in this new image from ESA's Mars Express that borders the giant ...

ADS complete heat shields for 2016 ExoMars mission

Jul 09, 2014 (SPX)

Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company, has just completed the production of the two heat shields for the first European ExoMars mis...

Rover Uses Arm to Study Several Rocks and Takes Panoramic Images

Jul 09, 2014 (JPL)

Opportunity is exploring south along the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is currently surveying a region where orbital data suggests the presence of alu...

Martian salts must touch ice to make liquid water

Jul 08, 2014 (SPX)

In chambers that mimic Mars' conditions, researchers have shown how small amounts of liquid water could form on the planet despite its below-freezing temperatur...

Curiosity travels through ancient glaciers on Mars

Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)

3,500 million years ago the Martian crater Gale, through which the NASA rover Curiosity is currently traversing, was covered with glaciers, mainly over its cent...

NASA plans to colonize Mars

Jul 01, 2014 (RIA Novosti)

NASA may not be planning to put a human on Mars until the 2030s, but the agency's top scientist said colonizing the planet is a key part of its agenda - as well...

New Type of Dust in Martian Atmosphere Discovered

Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)

A group of French and Russian scientists, including three MIPT specialists, has discovered a new peculiarity of the Martian atmosphere. The scientists had analy...

First LDSD Test Flight a Success

Jul 01, 2014 (JPL)

NASA representatives participated in a media teleconference to discuss the June 28, 2014 near-space test flight of the agency's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerat...

Rover Has Enough Energy for Some Late-Night Work

Jul 01, 2014 (JPL)

Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is continuing south along the ridgeline that forms the spine of the crater rim, collecting ...

NASA's 'flying saucer' tests new Mars-landing technology

Jun 29, 2014 (AFP)

NASA sent a saucer-like vehicle high into the sky Saturday to test technology for a future Mars landing, but its parachute tangled when deployed and the spacecr...

Mars Curiosity Rover Marks First Martian Year with Mission Successes

Jun 25, 2014 (JPL)

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover will complete a Martian year -- 687 Earth days -- on June 24, having accomplished the mission's main goal of determining whether Mar...

Aluminum-Bearing Site on Mars Draws NASA Visitor

Jun 25, 2014 (JPL)

With its solar panels their cleanest in years, NASA's decade-old Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is inspecting a section of crater-rim ridgeline chosen as a ...

Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater

Jun 20, 2014 (JPL)

On Sol 3684 (June 4, 2014), Opportunity drove over 62 feet (19 meters) south along the ridgeline of the crater rim. Over Sols 3686 to 3688 (June 6 to June 8, 20...

NASA Invites Comment on Mars 2020 Environmental Impact Statement

Jun 20, 2014 (JPL)

NASA is requesting the public and interested organizations to review and comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the agency's proposed Ma...

Discovery of Earth's Northernmost Perennial Spring

Jun 17, 2014 (SPX)

A Canadian team lead by Stephen Grasby reports the discovery of the highest latitude perennial spring known in the world. This high-volume spring demonstrates t...

US Congress and Obama administration face obstacles in Mars 2030 project

Jun 12, 2014 (Voice of Russia)

Experts in their new report are warning US President Barack Obama about possible failure of NASA project with astronauts reaching Mars in 2030s. In their 285-pa...

Opportunity Recovering From Flash Memory Problems

Jun 10, 2014 (JPL)

Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. However, the rover experienced a set of reset events triggered by an error writing to flash memory. O...