Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 28, 2014 - Late afternoon lighting produced a dramatic shadow of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity photographed by the rover's rear hazard-avoidance camera on March 20, 2014. The shadow falls acr
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2014 - Mars One is a a private, Netherlands-based push to realize a human colony on the red planet by 2025.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2014 - A research team in Spain has the enviable job of testing out new electromechanical gear for potential use in future missions to the Red Planet. They do it within their Mars environmental simulatio
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 25, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continues to investigate the region called 'Cook Haven.' On Sol 3603 (March 13, 2014),
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 25, 2014 - Variations in the stuff that cements grains together in sandstone have shaped the landscape surrounding NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and could be a study topic at the mission's next science waypoint.
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2014 - Scientists have built Mars here on Earth - at least within the walls of a simulation chamber that mimics conditions on the Red Planet down to its Martian dust, according to a paper out Tuesday.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 20, 2014 - This pair of before (left) and after (right) images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter documents the formation of a substantial
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 18, 2014 - Opportunity continues to explore 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 3596 (March 6, 2014), the rover moved forward to put a rock called 'Turnagain Arm,' wit
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 16, 2014 - Engineers have restored NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to full operations, following a March 9 unplanned swap of duplicate computers aboard the spacecraft. On Thursday morning, March 13, the orb
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 13, 2014 - Recently initiatives that capitalise on the public's interest in space and astronomy have proliferated, some putting a price tag on naming space objects and their features, such as Mars craters. The
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2014 - NASA's long-lived Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a precautionary safe standby mode March 9 after an unscheduled swap from one main computer to another. The mission's ground team has beg
Paris (ESA) Mar 11, 2014 - Two distinct volcanic eruptions have flooded this area of Daedalia Planum with lava, flowing around an elevated fragment of ancient terrain. The images were acquired by ESA's Mars Express on 28 Nov
Paris (AFP) March 11, 2014 - The world's paramount astronomical authority on Tuesday slapped down a bid to hawk the names of Mars' craters, saying the Red Planet's monickers are not up for sale.
New Delhi (XNA) Mar 10, 2014 - India's maiden Mars mission, launched in November last year, is likely to reach the Red Planet in 200 days, the state-owned space agency has said. If everything goes as planned, MOM (Mars Orb
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 09, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continues to investigate the region called 'Cook Haven.' On Sol 3576 (Feb. 13, 2014),
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 06, 2014 - Opportunity is exploring Murray Ridge on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. Investigation continued on Anchor Point, Sol 3581 (Feb. 19, 2014) through Sol 3583 (Feb. 21, 2014),
