Paris (ESA) Feb 20, 2015 - Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet. On two separate occasions in March and April 2012, amateur astronom
Amsterdam, Netherlands (UPI) Feb 17, 2015 - Dutch interplanetary exploration startup Mars One has further narrowed down the list of potential colonists from over 202,000 to just 100.
Washington (UPI) Feb 16, 2015 - In 2012, dozens of amateur astronomers spotted large plumes of dust rising off the surface of Mars. More than two years later, scientists still don't have a suitable explanation for the phenomenon.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 12, 2015 - The second bite of a Martian mountain taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover hints at long-ago effects of water that was more acidic than any evidenced in the rover's first taste of Mount Sharp, a lay
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 11, 2015 - 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. A drive on Feb. 8, 2015, put the rover within 220 ya
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2015 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passed a mission milestone of 40,000 orbits on Feb. 7, 2015, in its ninth year of returning information about the atmosphere, surface and subsurface of Mars, from
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 05, 2015 - 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
Providence RI (SPX) Feb 03, 2015 - NWA 7034, a meteorite found a few years ago in the Moroccan desert, is like no other rock ever found on Earth. It's been shown to be a 4.4 billion-year-old chunk of the Martian crust, and according
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 30, 2015 - 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. The project is operat
Providence RI (SPX) Jan 29, 2015 - 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.
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 29, 2015 - The two hemispheres of Mars are more different from any other planet in our solar system. Non-volcanic, flat lowlands characterise the northern hemisphere, while highlands punctuated by countless vo
Paris (ESA) Jan 23, 2015 - 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. This 'graben system' lies northeast of the volcanic region o
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 23, 2015 - 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 rover's vision is limited by the view of o
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 23, 2015 - 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. flag at the summit. The view is from the top
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2015 - 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.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 21, 2015 - 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. The team composed of students from Portugal,
