New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 24, 2017 - An orbital manoeuvres was performed on Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to avoid the impending long eclipse duration for the satellite. The duration of the eclipse would have been as long as 8
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 23, 2017 - Opportunity is located on the rim of Endeavour Crater, heading south along the rim. The rover is trying to make progress towards the next major scientific objective, the gully about a kilomete
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2017 - Microbes that rank among the simplest and most ancient organisms on Earth could survive the extremely thin air of Mars, a new study finds. The Martian surface is presently cold and dry, but th
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 18, 2017 - Scientists used NASA's Curiosity Mars rover in recent weeks to examine slabs of rock cross-hatched with shallow ridges that likely originated as cracks in drying mud. Mud cracks are the most
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 18, 2017 - Opportunity is located on the rim of Endeavour Crater, heading south along the rim. The near-term plan is to reach a valley called 'Willamette' where grooves are seen in orbital imagery. The r
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jan 11, 2017 - The crew has been selected, and research studies confirmed for the 2017 mission of the University of Hawai?i at Manoa's Hawai?i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS). At approximat
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 09, 2017 - Opportunity is located on the rim of Endeavour crater, heading south along the rim. The near-term plan is to reach a valley called Willamette where grooves are seen in orbital imagery. Just
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2017 - Impact craters expose the subsurface materials on the steep slopes of Mars. However, these slopes often experience rockfalls and debris avalanches that keep the surface clean of dust, revealing a va
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 04, 2017 - Three-dimensional subsurface images are revealing structures within the Martian polar ice caps, including previously obscured layering, a larger volume of frozen carbon dioxide contained in the sout
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 01, 2017 - NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, which has been in service at Mars since October 2001, put itself into safe mode - a protective standby status - on Dec. 26, while remaining in communication with Earth.
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Dec 29, 2016 - NASA engineers temporarily powered down most of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's systems earlier this week after an anomaly was detected. After two days in its safe mode, a protective standby status, the probe is operational once again.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 22, 2016 - Erosion-carved troughs that grow and branch during multiple Martian years may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian spiders, which are radially patterned channels found only in th
Paris (ESA) Dec 19, 2016 - After the smooth arrival of ESA's latest Mars orbiter, mission controllers are now preparing it for the ultimate challenge: dipping into the Red Planet's atmosphere to reach its final orbit. T
Paris (ESA) Dec 19, 2016 - The first ExoMars mission arrived at the Red Planet in October and now the second mission has been confirmed to complete its construction for a 2020 launch. ESA and Thales Alenia Space signed
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 19, 2016 - Opportunity is making progress towards the next science objective of the extended mission. The rover is headed toward an ancient water-carved gully about a kilometer south of the rover's current loc
Paris (AFP) Dec 16, 2016 - The year 2016 has seen a rekindling of the human desire to conquer Mars, with public and private interests openly vying to take the first step on the Red Planet, possibly with a stopover on the Moon.
