MARS

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Mars Rover Opportunity Trekking Toward More Layers
Jun 11, 2013 (JPL)
Approaching its 10th anniversary of leaving Earth, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on the move again, trekking to a new study area still many weeks...
SciTechTalk: Mars rover readies for 'road trip' on the Red Planet
Jun 09, 2013 (UPI)
NASA says its Mars Curiosity rover will finish up its scientific investigations in its initial landing area -- working in an area smaller than a football field ...
First woman in space ready for 'one-way flight to Mars'
Jun 07, 2013 (AFP)
Russia's Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to go to space, said on Friday she was ready to score another coup and fly to Mars, even if it would be just a on...
Aging Mars rover makes new water discoveries
Jun 07, 2013 (AFP)
Scientists on Friday called NASA's Opportunity rover gimpy and arthritic, but hailed its new discoveries about early water on Mars made almost 10 years after it...
Driving to 'Solander Point'
Jun 07, 2013 (JPL)
Opportunity is continuing her push to reach "Solander Point," still over 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) away. The rover drove only two of the last seven days (sols) d...
The floodwaters of Mars
Jun 07, 2013 (ESA)
Dramatic flood events carved this impressive channel system on Mars covering 1.55 million square kilometres, shown here in a stunning new mosaic from ESA's Mars...
Curiosity Mars Rover Nears Turning Point
Jun 06, 2013 (JPL)
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission is approaching its biggest turning point since landing its rover, Curiosity, inside Mars' Gale Crater last summer. Curios...
The Crowning Glory of Mars
Jun 06, 2013 (ESA)
A swirling mound of ice riddled with dark spiral troughs crowns the north pole of Mars, seen here in a new mosaic from ESA's Mars Express. The mosaic comprises ...
Flowing Water Transported Sand, Rocks Along Martian Streambed
Jun 04, 2013 (SPX)
The first surface science results from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission have provided the most definitive evidence yet of an ancient stream flow on Mar...
Mars Curiosity Rover Provides Strong Evidence for Flowing Water
Jun 04, 2013 (SPX)
Despite satellite images that show vast networks of channels, past Mars rover missions have shown limited evidence for flowing water on Mars. Now, rocks analyze...
Ten Years At Mars: New Global Views Plot History Of The Red Planet
Jun 04, 2013 (ESA)
New global maps of Mars released on the 10th anniversary of the launch of ESA's Mars Express trace the history of water and volcanic activity on the Red Planet,...
War Of The Worlds: Looking Back on the Martian Apocalypse
Jun 03, 2013 (SPX)
Pendragon Pictures announces the release of WAR OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY on DVD, a critically acclaimed Oscar contender featuring epic battles, giant roboti...
Leicester Scientist Helps Discover Ancient Streambed On Mars
Jun 03, 2013 (SPX)
University of Leicester scientist Dr John Bridges contributed to a new report showing how rocks examined by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reveal details of an anc...
Pebbly Rocks Testify to Old Streambed on Mars
Jun 03, 2013 (JPL)
Detailed analysis and review have borne out researchers' initial interpretation of pebble-containing slabs that NASA's Mars rover Curiosity investigated last ye...
Rounded Stones on Mars Evidence of Flowing Water
Jun 03, 2013 (SPX)
Observations by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity have revealed areas with gravel and pebbles that are characteristic of a former riverbed. Researchers, including mem...
10 years on, Europe salutes its Martian scout
Jun 01, 2013 (AFP)
It was built on a relative shoestring, was completed in just five years and was designed to survive for just 687 days. Ten years later, after more than 12,000 s...
Hydrogen 'food' could help sustain life in ocean's crust or on Mars.
May 31, 2013 (SPX)
A chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen "food" to sustain microbial communities living in pores and cracks wi...
Radiation on trip to Mars near lifetime limit
May 30, 2013 (AFP)
Astronauts who travel on future missions to Mars would likely be exposed to their lifetime limit of radiation during the trip, not to mention time spent on the ...
Chemical reactions with rocks, water may have supported life on Mars
May 30, 2013 (UPI)
A reaction between rocks and water may create enough hydrogen "food" to sustain microbial life under Earth's crust, or possibly on Mars, U.S. scientists say. A ...
Rock formations resembling streambeds suggest flowing water on Mars
May 30, 2013 (UPI)
Rocks analyzed by NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover team have provided solid evidence Mars once had flowing rivers or streams, the researchers say. Writing in the jou...
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