Bristol UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017 - Analysing a mixture of earth samples and meteorites, scientists from the University of Bristol have shed new light on the sequence of events that led to the creation of the planets Earth and Mars.
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 - Three-dimensional (3-D) subsurface radar volumes generated from thousands of 2-D radar profiles are revealing new information about the polar regions of Mars, including more accurate mapping of CO2
Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 - As the NASA Curiosity rover roams the surface of Mars, its ChemCam captures the chemical makeup of its surroundings with a specially designed laser system. It is the most powerful laser to operate o
Lawrence KS (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 - The search for biology on neighbor planet Mars won't play out like a Hollywood movie starring little green men. Rather, many scientists agree if there was life on the Red Planet, it probably will pr
Riga Latvia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 - Swirling columns of sand and dust, known as dust devils, are a feature of desert areas on Mars and on Earth. Now, a study of terrestrial dust devils has shown that around two thirds of the fine part
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2017 - Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has to rover hop (dri
Hampton VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 - NASA heat shield material that could one day be used on an inflatable aeroshell during atmospheric entry on Mars recently underwent testing at Boeing's Large Core Arc Tunnel in St. Louis, Missouri.
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 - River deposits exist across the surface of Mars and record a surface environment from over 3.5 billion years ago that was able to support liquid water at the surface. A region of Mars named Aeolis D
Paris (ESA) Sep 19, 2017 - An impactor smashing into an ice-rich surface gave rise to the complex flow features around this ancient crater on Mars. Impacts of comets and asteroids have shaped the surfaces of rocky planets and
Sydney, Australia (The Conversation) Sep 19, 2017 - As humans spread out across the Earth, the locations of new colonies were driven by the accessibility of resources: not only food and water, but also arable land, forests and minerals. Access
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 14, 2017 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has begun the steep ascent of an iron-oxide-bearing ridge that's grabbed scientists' attention since before the car-sized rover's 2012 landing. We're on the climb now, d
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 - NASA scientists have found evidence that Mars' crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help researchers better understand the Red Planet's interior structure and evolution. A
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 - Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has the rover doing
Paris (ESA) Sep 12, 2017 - In past decades, spacecraft have sent back huge amounts of complex data about Mars, providing a wealth of information about the planet. More than ever, the scientific community needs a way to sift t
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 - The discovery of boron on Mars gives scientists more clues about whether life could have ever existed on the planet, according to a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017 - Life on Mars may still be light years away - but it clearly hasn't stopped us from thinking ahead. Next year six space-suited and booted astronauts will head to the Dhofar desert in Oman in an attem
