Noordwijk, The Netherlands (ESA) Jul 19, 2018 - Understanding the Martian atmosphere is a key topic in planetary science, from its current status to its past history. Mars's atmosphere continuously leaks out to space and is a crucial factor in th
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 19, 2018 - The dust storm on Mars is continuing as a Planet-encircling Dust Event (PEDE) with no indication of receding at this time. The storm has sustained high atmospheric opacity conditions over the
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 - An undergraduate student from the University of Arizona is part of a team of researchers from around the world working on the NASA Curiosity rover mission. Gordon Downs is the only undergradua
Washington (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 - In late winter on Mars, 'spiders' begin to emerge on the Martian surface. NASA's newest featured image, captured earlier this year by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showcases the spindly geological formations.
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2018 - While the existence of native carbon-based organic compounds on the Red Planet was confirmed only in 2014, some suggest that the discovery could have been made a long time ago. Back in 1976, N
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 - Scientists have discovered hundreds of crescent-shaped pits on Mars where sand dunes the size of the US Capitol stood billions of years ago. The curves of these ancient dune impressions record the d
Toulouse, France (SPX) Jul 09, 2018 - Airbus has won two studies from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a Sample Fetch Rover and an Earth Return Orbiter. These two elements will be critical parts of a mission to return samples o
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2018 - The dust storm on Mars is continuing as a Planet-encircling Dust Event (PEDE) with no indication of receding at this time. Again, since the last contact with the rover on Sol 5111 (June 10, 20
London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2018 - A new rover set to visit Mars and collect the first ever samples from the planet to be brought back safely to Earth, will be designed in Stevenage by Airbus following the award of a 3.9 million poun
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 06, 2018 - On July 27 and several days afterwards, the Red Planet will become especially visible due to a so-called opposition, with Earth coming equally close both to Mars and the sun, international media r
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 - NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is challenging teams of citizen inventors to push the state of the art of additive construction to design and build sustainable shelters for humans to live on Mar
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 02, 2018 - The surface of Mars bears imprints of structures that resemble fluvial steam networks on Earth. Scientists therefore assume that there must have been once enough water on the red planet to feed wate
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 02, 2018 - The Mars meteorite Black Beauty has literally brought crisp news to Earth. Crust formation is an important step in the development of terrestrial planets, and what makes Black Beauty special and exp
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2018 - A variety of geological patterns on Mars suggests the Red Planet once hosted water. Several of these patterns recall the fluvial steam networks found on Earth.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 25, 2018 - The dust storm on Mars is now a Planet-encircling Dust Event (PEDE). It shows no indication of receding at this time. Since the last contact with the rover on Sol 5111 (June 10, 2018), it is l
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2018 - A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA's Opportunity rover to suspend science operations. But across the planet, NASA's Curiosity rover, w
