Amherst MA (SPX) Oct 14, 2016 - Geomorphologists who study Earth's surface features and the processes that formed them have long been interested in how floods, in particular catastrophic outbursts that occur when a glacial lake ic
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2016 - The joint ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 mission is knocking on Martian door to answer important astrobiological questions. While the mission's Schiaparelli module will focus on testing landing technolo
Paris (ESA) Oct 14, 2016 - This jumble of eroded blocks lies along the distinctive boundary between the Red Planet's southern highlands and the northern lowlands, with remnants of ancient glaciers flowing around them. This bo
Livermore, Calif. (UPI) Oct 12, 2016 - Mars' largest moon, Phobos, is well known for its resemblance to the Death Star, the mobile space station and planet-destroying weapon from Star Wars. Now, scientists know how Phobos' unique appearance came to be.
Washington (AFP) Oct 11, 2016 - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the nation is relying on private industry to find ways to make the giant leap to Mars, with human missions on the horizon by the 2030s.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2016 - Opportunity is located at the terrain feature called 'Spirit Mount' on the rim of Endeavour Crater, the first science waypoint of the 10th extended mission. The rover has been positioned near
Irvine, Calif. (UPI) Oct 10, 2016 - When scientists at the University of California, Irvine exposed rodents to doses of high-energy charged particles, the test subjects developed cognitive impairments and dementia - bad news for Mars-bound astronauts.
Paris (ESA) Oct 10, 2016 - This week, the commands that will govern the Schiaparelli lander's descent and touchdown on Mars were uploaded to ESA's ExoMars spacecraft, enroute to the Red Planet. The Trace Gas Orbiter has been
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2016 - NASA's Opportunity Mars rover will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission. No Mars rover has done that be
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 07, 2016 - When you need tools or parts for something you're working on around the house, you head to the nearest hardware store. Space travelers don't have that luxury and may have to make their own tools and
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2016 - NASA tested new eyes for its next Mars rover mission on a rocket built by Masten Space Systems in Mojave, California, thanks in part to NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, or FOP. The agenc
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2016 - Global dust storms on Mars could soon become more predictable - which would be a boon for future astronauts there - if the next one follows a pattern suggested by those in the past. A published pred
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 04, 2016 - After collecting drilled rock powder in arguably the most scenic landscape yet visited by a Mars rover, NASA's Curiosity mobile laboratory is driving toward uphill destinations as part of its two-ye
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 04, 2016 - As NASA continues preparing for the Journey to Mars, the technology now in development is expanding beyond the spacecraft and propulsion systems needed to get there. NASA scientists and engineers al
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 30, 2016 - NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence that chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the makeup of its atmosphere over time. It's another clue that the history of the
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 30, 2016 - Since leaving the Lewis and Clark Gap of Marathon Valley, Opportunity has been driving through Bitterroot valley toward her first waypoint of the new extended mission, Spirit Mound. With
