Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 07, 2017 - Opportunity is located on the rim of Endeavour Crater, heading south. The rover is trying to make progress towards the next major scientific objective, the gully about a kilometer south of the
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 - Analysis of a Martian meteorite found in Africa in 2012 has uncovered evidence of at least 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars. This confirms that some of the longest-lived volcanoes in the
Paris (ESA) Feb 03, 2017 - A new mosaic from ESA's Mars Express shows off the Red Planet's north polar ice cap and its distinctive dark spiralling troughs. The mosaic was generated from 32 individual orbit 'strips' captured b
Abu Dhabi UAE (Sputnik) Feb 03, 2017 - The United Arab Emirates has set an ambitious goal of sending nation's first mission to Mars in 2020, launching its unmanned orbiter from Japan's space center. The unmanned orbiter Hope, desig
Houston (UPI) Feb 1, 2017 - Mars may be home to some of the oldest volcanoes in the solar system. New evidence suggests the Red Planet has been home to volcanic activity for at least 2 billion years.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 30, 2017 - Opportunity celebrated her 13th birthday on Sol 4623 (January 24, 2017 PST). She spent it as she has most recent sols - heading south along the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is currently
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 27, 2017 - The spacecraft, rockets and associated systems in development for NASA's Commercial Crew Program are critical links in the agency's chain to send astronauts safely to and from the Red Planet in the
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 27, 2017 - Thin, blade-like walls, some as tall as a 16-story building, dominate a previously undocumented network of intersecting ridges on Mars, found in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The s
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 25, 2017 - The presence of water on ancient Mars is a paradox. There's plenty of geographical evidence that rivers periodically flowed across the planet's surface. Yet in the time period when these waters are
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
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 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
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
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
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
