Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2017 - The ExoMars 2020 mission is the first joint program between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation. On November 30, 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP)
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 - A team of scientists from the Faculty of Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University and their colleagues developed a compact spectral polarimeter for carrying outmineralogical investigations on th
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 - In just a few years, NASA's next Mars rover mission will be flying to the Red Planet. At a glance, it looks a lot like its predecessor, the Curiosity Mars rover. But there's no doubt it's a souped-u
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 - Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour crater. The winter solstice occurred on Sol 4915 (Nov. 20, 2017). Energy
Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 - A pair of newborn earthworms in a Dutch lab suggests earthworms can reproduce in Martian soil.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 - Dark features previously proposed as evidence for significant liquid water flowing on Mars have now been identified as granular flows, where sand and dust move rather than liquid water, according to
Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017 - A mini-rover, tools once used on the Moon and lasers for 3D mapping are in the backpack of the explorers of tomorrow. The terrain will be hazardous and it will be dark in volcanic caves, but this eq
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 - How good is your Martian geography? Does Valles Marineris ring a bell? This area is known for having landslides that are among the largest and longest in the entire solar system. They make the perfe
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 21, 2017 - Dark features on Mars previously considered evidence for subsurface flowing of water are interpreted by new research as granular flows, where grains of sand and dust slip downhill to make dark strea
Hannover, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2017 - In three years, the rocket of the European-Russian ExoMars 2020 mission shall start its nine-month journey to Mars, together with a rover and surface platform. The flight model of the MOMA laser has
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 20, 2017 - Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of the Noachian-aged Endeavour Crater. Although the depth of the winter solstice is still a week or more
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2017 - NASA has selected a science instrument for an upcoming Japan-led sample return mission to the moons of Mars planned for launch in 2024. The instrument, a sophisticated neutron and gamma-ray spectrog
Dubai (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017 - The United Arab Emirates are planning to create Mars Scientific City, an ambitious project that would simulate the conditions of life on Mars. Russia's space corporation Roscosmos will consu
Paris (ESA) Nov 16, 2017 - ESA's Mars Express has imaged striking features on Mars were caused by the planet's crust stretching apart in response to ancient volcanic activity. The fractures in the Sirenum Fossae region
Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 - NASA is pushing forward on testing a key energy source that could literally empower human crews on the Mars surface, energizing habitats and running on-the-spot processing equipment to transform R
Mountain View CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 - The Mars Institute, the SETI Institute, and FYBR Solutions Inc. (FYBR) are announcing a new partnership with the NASA Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) for the research and development of unmanned aerial
