Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2014 - The recent launch of NASA's Orion spacecraft whipped the media into a frenzy. It was headline news across mainstream broadcasts and publications. We want the media to support space
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 09, 2014 - Observations by NASA's Curiosity Rover indicate Mars' Mount Sharp was built by sediments deposited in a large lake bed over tens of millions of years. This interpretation of Curiosity's finds in Gal
Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2014 - The day after Orion, NASA's new spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to Mars, made its first test flight, a group of Chinese kids created their own Mars rover at Beijing Planetarium. Li Man
Chester, UK (SPX) Dec 09, 2014 - In 2012 the Mars Science Laboratory landed in the fascinating Gale crater. The Gale crater is of such great interest because of the 5.5 km high mountain of layered materials in the middle. This mate
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Dec 8, 2014 - If it was a real pie, it'd be the largest in the universe. But alas, it's composed of cold iron-rich rock - not flour, butter, fruit and sugar. The 1.2-mile wide circle of rumpled Martian crust was likely created by lava flows thousands of years ago.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 08, 2014 - Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards 'Marathon Valley', a location assumed to have abundant clay minerals slightly over a half mile (1 kilometer) to the south. Th
Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 08, 2014 - While NASA plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020 for extended missions in search of more water, scientists say it might be a good idea to drop by to Mars as well. In 2011, the first r
Miami (AFP) Dec 08, 2014 - A mountain on Mars may have built up over time from lake sediments, according to NASA scientists who have been studying observations from the Curiosity rover scouring the Red Planet.
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2014 - Chinese scientists discovered that a meteorite of Martian origin that hit Earth in Morocco in summer 2011, contains signs of water and organic carbon combinations, which may be evidence of extraterr
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 03, 2014 - Did Mars ever have life? Does it still? A meteorite from Mars has reignited the old debate. An international team that includes scientists from EPFL has published a paper in the scientific journal M
Paris (AFP) Dec 02, 2014 - Analysis of a meteorite that fell in the Moroccan desert three years ago revives theories about life on Mars, scientists said on Tuesday.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 02, 2014 - In the not-too-distant future, astronauts destined to be the first people to walk on Mars will leave Earth aboard an Orion spacecraft. Carried aloft by the tremendous power of a Space Launch System
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 02, 2014 - America embarks on a long-lasting trip to Mars this Thursday. Orion's maiden flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), slated to test spacecraft's crucial systems is a critical first step on our jo
Paris (ESA) Nov 28, 2014 - Thanks to a break in the dusty 'weather' over the giant Hellas Basin at the beginning of this year, ESA's Mars Express was able to look down into the seven kilometre-deep basin and onto the frosty s
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 26, 2014 - Uwingu will launch a radio transmission to Mars on Friday, November 28th, sending almost 90,000 names, messages, and pictures from people on Earth. This is the first time messages from people on Ear
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 26, 2014 - This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows a swath of bedrock called Alexander Hills, which the rover approached for close-up inspection of selected targets.
