Leicester, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2016 - A PhD student from the University of Leicester is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North Yorkshire. In 2020, t
Guadalajara, Mexico (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft, possibly costing as low as $100,000 per person.
Cleveland OH (SPX) Sep 29, 2016 - by Nancy Smith for GRC News When human explorers embark on the journey to Mars, they need to know the natural conditions of the red planet before they arrive. That's why NASA sends rovers to the su
Guadalajara, Mexico (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft, possibly costing as low as $100,000 per person.
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2016 - It'll be years before the first astronauts leave the launch pad on Earth to journey to Mars. But starting Sept. 19, visitors to the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Florida will get a taste o
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2016 - Opportunity is making her way towards the first science waypoint of the new extended mission on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The first waypoint is a feature named 'Spirit Mound,' one of the lo
Troy, NY (SPX) Sep 22, 2016 - Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB), a Troy, NY manufacturer of ball bearings for aerospace and defense systems, was recently awarded a contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to supply critical hardwa
Hampton, VA (SPX) Sep 22, 2016 - NASA is seeking innovative technology for the agency's future exploration missions in the solar system and beyond, including the Journey to Mars, from other U.S. government agencies, academia, the a
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2016 - NASA's Mars 2020 rover will not only investigate the Red Planet, searching for evidence of past life on Mars, but it also expected to lay foundations for future human exploration of the planet. One
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 19, 2016 - After more than a year of exploration, Opportunity has left 'Marathon Valley,' located on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has begun the next extended mission (ahead of schedule) after e
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 19, 2016 - Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought possible, according to new findings using data primarily from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The recently
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Sep 15, 2016 - Researchers at NASA have found evidence that water flowed on Mars much more recently than previously thought - perhaps millions of years more recently.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2016 - The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in stunning detail in new color images returned by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently exploring the Murray Buttes region of lower Mount S
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2016 - Opportunity has officially left Marathon Valley. On Sol 4482 (Sept. 1, 2016), we approached the 'Lewis and Clark Gap' and with the successful drive on Sol 4484 (Sept. 3, 2016) we passed throug
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2016 - Opportunity is completing the exploration of 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover completed a Panoramic Camera (Pancam) mosaic of the grooves on Sol 4474 (Aug. 24, 2016)
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2016 - NASA is moving forward with a spring 2018 launch of its InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars, following final approval this week by the agency's Science Mission Directorate. The
