Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2014 - In recent news reports the discussion of sending astronauts to Mars has been a hot topic. Certain private individuals and companies have indicated interest in a variety of missions designed to take
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 22, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring 'Murray Ridge,' part of the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The near-term plan is to drive up to the crater rim's ridgeline and image the interior of Endeavour. On Sol 3
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2014 - NASA is developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and Mars in the 2030s - goals outlined in the bipartisan NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and in the U.S. National Spac
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 22, 2014 - In its sixth Martian winter, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity now has cleaner solar arrays than in any Martian winter since its first on the Red Planet, in 2005. Cleaning effects of wind ev
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 19, 2014 - Scientists using NASA's Curiosity Mars rover are eyeing a rock layer surrounding the base of a small butte, called Mount Remarkable, as a target for investigating with tools on the rover's robotic
College Park MD (SPX) Apr 19, 2014 - Geologists who analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars unlocked secrets of the Martian atmosphere hidden in the chemical signatures of these ancient rocks. Their study, published April 1
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 16, 2014 - I have had several opportunities the past few weeks to testify before Congress and explain to the American people the ambitious exploration plan NASA has been implementing the past few years. It is
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 15, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring 'Murray Ridge,' part of the west rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 3623 (April 3, 2014), the rover moved about 52 feet (16 meters) in a clockwise arc around some obstacles in
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 15, 2014 - Geochemical calculations by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology to determine how the water content of Mars has changed over the past 4.5 billion years suggest as yet unidentified reservoirs
Paris (AFP) April 13, 2014 - Cold and dry today, Mars was previously warm and wet but possibly only at intervals, a study published on Sunday suggests.
Tempe AZ (SPX) Apr 11, 2014 - If desert mirages occur on Mars, Lake Gusev belongs among them. This come-and-go body of ancient water has come and gone more than once, at least in the eyes of Mars scientists. Now, however
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 09, 2014 - Images taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on April 2 and April 3 include bright spots, which might be due to the sun glinting off a rock or cosmic rays striking the camera's detector. The ro
Bangalore, India (AFP) April 09, 2014 - India's first mission to Mars successfully crossed the half-way mark on Wednesday, four months after leaving on an voyage to the Red Planet scheduled to take 11 months, the space agency said.
Mexico City (RIA Novosti) Apr 09, 2014 - Dmitry Znamensky - No single country has the resources to carry out an expedition to Mars, but together mankind does have the technological capability required to realize such an endeavor, according
Mexico City (RIA Novosti) Apr 09, 2014 - A Russian astronaut Alexander Misurkin thinks humankind should not stop at the exploration of near-Earth space but rather go further in the universe, the explorer told RIA Novosti Tuesday. I
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 09, 2014 - This week, twenty European scientists will gather at Boulby mine in the UK to begin testing technologies for the exploration of Mars and hunting for deep subsurface life that will aid scientists in
