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 - 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
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.
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
Paris (ESA) Nov 11, 2013 - The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named Schiaparelli in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who famously map
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 11, 2013 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has overhauled understanding of the Red Planet since 2006, has passed 200 terabits in the amount of science data returned. The data returned by the mission
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 11, 2013 - India's Mars spacecraft suffered a brief engine failure Monday as scientists tried to move it into a higher orbit around Earth, but controllers denied any setback to the ambitious low-cost mission.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 11, 2013 - Opportunity is ascending 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production as winter approaches. Opportunity
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
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.
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 10, 2013 - India's bid to become the first Asian nation to reach Mars sets a new benchmark for frugal interplanetary travel and puts it in a perfect position to grab more of the $300-billion global space market, experts say.
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 09, 2013 - India's Mars spacecraft has completed the first of a series of engine firings designed to free it from Earth's gravitational pull and propel it towards the Red Planet, scientists said Friday.
Paris (UPI) Nov 09, 2013 - An instrument module set to land on Mars has been named Schiaparelli after the 19th century Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, European scientists say.
