Washington DC (SPX) Nov 25, 2016 - Opportunity is heading towards the next science waypoint on the rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 4550 (Nov. 10, 2016), the rover headed east about 39 feet (12 meters). On Sol 4552 (Nov. 12, 201
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 25, 2016 - Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what's in Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes, a team of scientists led by The University of Texas at A
Paris (AFP) Nov 25, 2016 - Barely a month after its expensive test lander crashed into Mars, the European Space Agency asked member nations Friday to cough up an extra 400 million euros ($425 million) to complete the ExoMars exploration of the Red Planet.
Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2016 - A tiny lander that crashed on Mars last month flew into the Red Planet at 540 kilometres (335 miles) per hour instead of gently gliding to a stop, after a computer misjudged its altitude, scientists said.
Paris (ESA) Nov 21, 2016 - The ExoMars orbiter is preparing to make its first scientific observations at Mars during two orbits of the planet starting next week. The Trace Gas Orbiter, or TGO, a joint endeavour between ESA an
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2016 - Was Mars home to microbial life? Is it today? What can it teach us about life elsewhere in the cosmos or how life began on Earth? What clues will we discover about Earth's past, present and future?
Beijing (XNA) Nov 16, 2016 - In the Hollywood science fiction movie The Martian, the astronaut stranded on the Red Planet lives on potatoes he grows there for more than 500 days while awaiting rescue. But will potatoes really
The Hague (AFP) Nov 15, 2016 - Dutch company Mars One, which aims to send people to the Red Planet within a decade, on Tuesday unveiled its first concept for a space suit to protect humans under the most difficult conditions.
Stirling UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2016 - The lack of liquid water on the surface of Mars today has been demonstrated by new evidence in the form of meteorites on the Red Planet examined by an international team of planetary scientists.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 14, 2016 - Opportunity has moved on from 'Spirit Mound' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. After several sols of collecting both Navigation Camera (Navcam) and Panoramic Camera (Pancam) panoramas around Spi
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 11, 2016 - A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study. The depression was probably formed by
Leicester, UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2016 - Scientists in Leicester have moved one step closer to understanding exactly what happened to the ill-fated Mars Lander Beagle 2, thanks to an innovative research technique. The probe was discovered
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2016 - Single-celled microbes are considered a living example of the kind of life that might exist elsewhere in the Universe, as they are able to survive some of the extreme conditions that exist on other
Paris (ESA) Nov 09, 2016 - Scattered pockets of magnetism across the surface of Mars have a significant influence on the planet's upper atmosphere, according to observations from ESA's Mars Express. Understanding these effect
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2016 - A group of six space exploration enthusiasts plan to spend two weeks in isolation in a Mars simulation dome mimicking life on the Red Planet. The mission, known as the Poland Mars Analogue Simulatio
Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2016 - New high-resolution images taken by a NASA orbiter show parts of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module and its landing site in colour on the Red Planet. Schiaparelli arrived in the Meridiani Planum
