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),
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 05, 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, 2
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 05, 2014 - The team operating NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission successfully completed, on Feb. 19, 2014, the initial post-launch power-on and checkout of the spacecraft's Electra U
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 03, 2014 - NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area where orbital images had piqued researchers' interest in patches of ground with striations all oriented in a similar direction. A close-up look
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 20, 2014 - Terrain that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is now crossing is as smooth as team members had anticipated based on earlier images from orbit. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the rover covered 329 feet (100.3
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 20, 2014 - A new image from a telescopic camera orbiting Mars shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at work on Murray Ridge, without any new impact craters nearby. The Feb. 14 view from the H
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 19, 2014 - NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its traverse toward enticing science destinations after climbing over a dune spanning a gap in a ridge. The rover covered 135 feet (41.1 meters) on Fe
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2014 - It's almost five times easier to leave Mars than it is to leave Earth or Venus. At least, that's the case for many particles in the upper atmosphere. Mars' upper atmosphere is swarming with atoms, i
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2014 - This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows where a rock called Pinnacle Island (lower left corner) had been before it appeared in front of the rover in early January 2014. Ima
