Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 12, 2014 - Experts in their new report are warning US President Barack Obama about possible failure of NASA project with astronauts reaching Mars in 2030s. In their 285-page review of human spaceflight program
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 10, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. However, the rover experienced a set of reset events triggered by an error writing to flash memory. On Sol 3677 (May 28, 2014), Oppor
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 09, 2014 - The Dutch-based nonprofit Mars One, which aims to establish a human settlement on the Red Planet, has announced that it has signed a deal with Darlow Smithson Productions, an Endemol-owned company,
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jun 09, 2014 - Landing humans on Mars is unattainable for NASA if the space agency's current strategy and level of funding are not modified in the near future, according to a new congressionally-mandated report. T
Washington (AFP) June 06, 2014 - The US space agency NASA has been warned that its mission to send humans to Mars will fail unless its revamps its methods and draws up a clear, well-planned strategy to conquer the red planet.
Washington, DC (SPX) Jun 05, 2014 - Arguing for a continuation of the nation's human space exploration program, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council concludes that the expense of human spaceflight a
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 05, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring south on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is conducting an in-situ (contact) science campaign in the northern part of the region of aluminum/hydroxyl clay mineral
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - What will it take to land heavier spacecraft on Mars? How will engineers slow large payloads traveling at supersonic speeds in a thin Martian atmosphere? Can this be done? NASA's Wallops Flight Faci
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2014 - The U.S. space agency, NASA, recently gave the green light for the construction of a new Mars lander that will examine the deep interior of the Red Planet. The new Mars mission is called the Interio
Providence RI (SPX) May 28, 2014 - The slopes of a giant Martian volcano, once covered in glacial ice, may have been home to one of the most recent habitable environments yet found on the Red Planet, according to new research led by
Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 23, 2014 - The NASA Curiosity rover that was thought to bring only cameras, sensors, and scientific equipment when it traveled to Mars in August 2012 may have brought along dozens of species of bacteria that o
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 23, 2014 - Researchers have discovered on the Red Planet the largest fresh meteor-impact crater ever firmly documented with before-and-after images. The images were captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbit
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 22, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring south of 'Solander Point' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is exploring the region of aluminum-hydroxyl clay minerals seen from orbit. On Sol 3657 (May 8
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 22, 2014 - The rim surrounding Endeavour Crater on Mars recedes southward, then sweeps around to the east in a vista obtained by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The view is from high on the south en
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2014 - Scientists have discovered that the earliest living organisms on Earth were capable of making a mineral that may be found on Mars. The clay-mineral stevensite has been used since ancient times and w
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 21, 2014 - NASA and its international partners now have the go-ahead to begin construction on a new Mars lander after it completed a successful Mission Critical Design Review on Friday. NASA's Interior E
