Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 - The weird shapes and colors of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have inspired a long-standing debate about their origins. The dark faces of the moons resemble the primitive asteroids o
Providence RI (SPX) Sep 25, 2018 - A new study shows evidence that ancient Mars probably had an ample supply of chemical energy for microbes to thrive underground. We showed, based on basic physics and chemistry calculations,
Washington (UPI) Sep 24, 2018 - New research suggest Mars' largest moon, Phobos, was formed from Martian debris excised by an ancient impact.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 24, 2018 - Today, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft celebrates four years in orbit studying the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet and how it interacts with the Sun and the solar wind. To mark the occasion, the team has
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 - The discovery of a microorganism that gives a candy-pink lagoon in central Spain its startling colour is providing new evidence for how life could survive on a high-salt diet on Mars or Europa.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 - Analogue astronauts have successfully trialed a radar that could help future Mars explorers identify where to dig for water. ScanMars is an Italian experiment that was used to identify subsurface wa
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2018 - The Opportunity team is increasing the frequency of commands it beams to the rover via the dishes of NASA's Deep Space Network from three times a week to multiple times per day. No signal from
Paris (ESA) Sep 20, 2018 - These prominent trenches were formed by faults that pulled the planet's surface apart less than 10 million years ago. The images were taken by ESA's Mars Express on 27 January, and capture par
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 19, 2018 - The Opportunity team is increasing the frequency of commands it beams to the rover via the dishes of NASA's Deep Space Network from three times a week to multiple times per day. No signal from
Berlin, Germany (ESA) Sep 19, 2018 - Astronauts on a mission to Mars would be exposed to at least 60% of the total radiation dose limit recommended for their career during the journey itself to and from the Red Planet, according to dat
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2018 - Mars was once home to a giant ocean, new research suggests.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2018 - No signal from Opportunity has been heard since Sol 5111 (June 10, 2018), though NASA has approved a strategy for listening for the rover through January of 2019. It is expected that Opportuni
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2018 - After snagging a new rock sample on Aug. 9, NASA's Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a 360-degree panorama of its current location on Vera Rubin Ridge. The panorama
Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Sep 03, 2018 - NASA will conduct the third in a series of parachute tests for possible future missions to Mars during the flight of a Terrier-Black Brant IX suborbital sounding rocket in the morning on Sep. 7, 201
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 03, 2018 - No signal from Opportunity has been heard since Sol 5111 (June 10, 2018). The dust storm on Mars continues its decay with atmospheric opacity (tau) over the rover site decreasing. It is expect
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 31, 2018 - Ambitious climbers, forget Mt. Everest. Dream about Mars. The Red Planet has some of the tallest mountains in the solar system. They include Olympus Mons, a volcano nearly three times the height of
