Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 14, 2014 - Repeated high-resolution observations made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) indicate the gullies on Mars' surface are primarily formed by the seasonal freezing of carbon dioxide, not liqu
Paris (ESA) Jul 11, 2014 - The surface of Mars is pocked and scarred with giant impact craters and rocky ridges, as shown in this new image from ESA's Mars Express that borders the giant Hellas basin in the planet's southern
Paris (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company, has just completed the production of the two heat shields for the first European ExoMars mission in 2016. These shields will prote
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring south along the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is currently surveying a region where orbital data suggests the presence of aluminum-hydroxyl clay minerals. On
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2014 - In chambers that mimic Mars' conditions, researchers have shown how small amounts of liquid water could form on the planet despite its below-freezing temperatures. Liquid water is an essential ingre
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - 3,500 million years ago the Martian crater Gale, through which the NASA rover Curiosity is currently traversing, was covered with glaciers, mainly over its central mound. Very cold liquid water also
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - A group of French and Russian scientists, including three MIPT specialists, has discovered a new peculiarity of the Martian atmosphere. The scientists had analyzed satellite-acquired data and conclu
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 01, 2014 - NASA representatives participated in a media teleconference to discuss the June 28, 2014 near-space test flight of the agency's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), which occurred off the coas
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 01, 2014 - NASA may not be planning to put a human on Mars until the 2030s, but the agency's top scientist said colonizing the planet is a key part of its agenda - as well as its search for extraterrestrial li
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 01, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is continuing south along the ridgeline that forms the spine of the crater rim, collecting color imagery of targets and outcrops
Washington (AFP) June 29, 2014 - NASA sent a saucer-like vehicle high into the sky Saturday to test technology for a future Mars landing, but its parachute tangled when deployed and the spacecraft splashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 25, 2014 - With its solar panels their cleanest in years, NASA's decade-old Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is inspecting a section of crater-rim ridgeline chosen as a priority target due to evidence of a w
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 25, 2014 - NASA's Mars Curiosity rover will complete a Martian year - 687 Earth days - on June 24, having accomplished the mission's main goal of determining whether Mars once offered environmental condition
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 20, 2014 - On Sol 3684 (June 4, 2014), Opportunity drove over 62 feet (19 meters) south along the ridgeline of the crater rim. Over Sols 3686 to 3688 (June 6 to June 8, 2014), the plan was to perform a '
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 20, 2014 - NASA is requesting the public and interested organizations to review and comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the agency's proposed Mars 2020 mission. The comment period ru
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 17, 2014 - A Canadian team lead by Stephen Grasby reports the discovery of the highest latitude perennial spring known in the world. This high-volume spring demonstrates that deep groundwater circulation throu
