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
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 (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
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2016 - As NASA's Curiosity rover makes its way up the central peak of Gale Crater, it has been gathering evidence from ancient lake beds and long ago groundwater environments that are promising to life.
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.
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Dec 16, 2016 - A major challenge in the exploration of Mars by robots is its uneven surface, which is marked by trenches and craters. Whether the systems can withstand the rough terrain on the Red Planet, they hav
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 16, 2016 - Getting to the surface of Mars takes years of planning, engineering and science work, a successful launch, and a months-long journey of millions of miles. You only get one opportunity to touch down
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 14, 2016 - NASA's Curiosity rover is climbing a layered Martian mountain and finding evidence of how ancient lakes and wet underground environments changed, billions of years ago, creating more diverse chemica
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Dec 14, 2016 - Boron has been identified for the first time on the surface of Mars, indicating the potential for long-term habitable groundwater in the ancient past. This finding and others from NASA's Curiosity r
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 07, 2016 - Opportunity is heading towards the next science waypoint on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Early in this period, Sols 4556 and 4559 (Nov. 16, 2016 and Nov. 19, 2016) she did quite a bit of explo
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 07, 2016 - NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is studying its surroundings and monitoring the environment, rather than driving or using its arm for science, while the rover team diagnoses an issue with a motor that m
