Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 19, 2013 - Researchers now have stronger evidence of granite on Mars and a new theory for how the granite - an igneous rock common on Earth - could have formed there, according to a new study. The findings su
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2013 - A recent commentary paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience argues that planetary protection policies and practices designed to guard solar system bodies from biological contamination from
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2013 - Earlier this year Dennis Wingo wrote a very interesting piece for SpaceRef.com on Dennis Tito's announced plan to send two space passengers on a comm
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 18, 2013 - As NASA prepares for next week's launch of the agency's next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), actor LeVar Burton shares the excitement of the mission in a n
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Nov 18, 2013 - NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, was launched Monday at 1:28 pm ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a United Launch Alli
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Nov 18, 2013 - NASA on Monday launched its unmanned MAVEN spacecraft toward Mars to study the Red Planet's atmosphere for clues as to why Earth's neighbor lost its warmth and water over time.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 18, 2013 - Features on Mars important to the missions of NASA's two active Mars rovers are now called Murray Ridge and Murray Buttes, in honor of influential planetary scientist Bruce Murray (1931-2013).
Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2013 - What happened to the water on Mars? How did the Red Planet's atmosphere become so thin over time? NASA's MAVEN probe is scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to find out.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 13, 2013 - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Project received confirmation from Mars Sunday (Nov. 10) that the Curiosity rover has successfully transitioned back into nominal surface operations mode. Curios
Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) Nov 13, 2013 - NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has release a YouTube video it says shows how Mars may have looked 4 billion years ago.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 13, 2013 - The planet Mars, with its rust red countenance and barren character, presents itself as an object of mystery and intrigue. It is also a catalyst for ongoing scientific inquiry. Previous space
Providence RI (SPX) Nov 13, 2013 - A planned mission to return a sample from the Martian moon Phobos will likely be a twofer, according to a study by Brown University geologists. The study helps to confirm the idea that the sur
Providence RI (SPX) Nov 13, 2013 - The study helps to confirm the idea that the surface of Phobos contains tons of dust, soil, and rock blown off the Martian surface by large projectile impacts. Phobos' orbital path plows through occ
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 12, 2013 - India's Mars spacecraft was successfully raised into a higher orbit around Earth early on Tuesday, after a brief engine failure during an earlier attempt, the space agency said.
Providence, R.I. (UPI) Nov 11, 2013 - A sample-return mission planned by Russia to Mars' moon Phobos could sample two celestial bodies for the price of one, a U.S. study suggests.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 11, 2013 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity experienced an unexpected software reboot (also known as a warm reset) yesterday (11/7/13) during a communications pass as it was sending engineering and science data to
