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Mars Daily Editorial Team

Editorial Team

The Mars Daily Editorial Team produces Mars Daily's coverage of Mars exploration and science. We report on rovers and orbiters, sample-return and human-Mars planning, and the geology, atmosphere and astrobiology of the Red Planet. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Mars Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Mars Rover Nearing Marathon Achievement

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is nearing a location on Mars at which its driving distance will surpass the length of a marathon race.

Feb 11, 2015

NASA Spacecraft Completes 40,000 Mars Orbits

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passed a mission milestone of 40,000 orbits on Feb.

Feb 10, 2015

Mars Orbiter Spies Curiosity Rover at Work

A Dec. 13, 2014, image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera orbiting Mars shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on the rover's walkabout examination of the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop.

Feb 5, 2015

Meteorite may represent ‘bulk background’ of Mars’ battered crust

NWA 7034, a meteorite found a few years ago in the Moroccan desert, is like no other rock ever found on Earth.

Feb 3, 2015

Several Drives This Week Put Opportunity Near Marathon Distance

Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards "Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals now about 984 feet (300 meters) away.

Jan 30, 2015

Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles

Geologists from Brown University have found new evidence that glacier-like ice deposits advanced and retreated multiple times in the midlatitude regions of Mars in the relatively recent past.

Jan 29, 2015

The two faces of Mars

The two hemispheres of Mars are more different from any other planet in our solar system.

Jan 29, 2015

NASA, Microsoft Collaboration Will Allow Scientists to ‘Work on Mars’

NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called OnSight, a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens.

Jan 23, 2015

Helicopter Could be ‘Scout’ for Mars Rovers

Getting around on Mars is tricky business. Each NASA rover has delivered a wealth of information about the history and composition of the Red Planet, but a…

Jan 23, 2015

Hilltop Panorama Marks Mars Rover’s 11th Anniversary

A panorama from one of the highest elevations that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached in its 11 years on Mars includes the U.S.

Jan 23, 2015

Mysteries in Nili Fossae

These new images from the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA's Mars Express show Nili Fossae, one of the most enticing regions on Mars.

Jan 23, 2015

Students to Send Life to Mars Onboard Mars One Lander in 2018

The first step to establish a permanent colony on Mars could be taken in 2018 when a group of European students will send its project to the Red Planet.

Jan 21, 2015

UA-led HiRISE camera spots long-lost space probe on Mars

The UK-led Beagle 2 Mars Lander, thought lost on Mars since 2003, has been found partially deployed on the surface of the planet, ending the mystery of what happened to the mission more than a decade ago.

Jan 19, 2015

Team Working on Strategy to Fix Flash Memory Issue

Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards "Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals now less than 1,969 feet (600 meters) to the south.

Jan 16, 2015

Long-lost British space probe found on Mars: agency

A British-built space probe that disappeared without trace more than a decade ago has been spotted on the surface of Mars, the UK Space Agency said on Friday.

Jan 16, 2015

Lost and found in space: Beagle 2 seen on Mars 11 years on

A British-built probe which vanished 11 years ago has been found on the surface of Mars, scientists said on Friday, solving an enduring mystery of space exploration.

Jan 16, 2015