Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 23, 2013 - Data from NASA's Curiosity rover has revealed the Martian environment lacks methane. This is a surprise to researchers because previous data reported by U.S. and international scientists indicated p
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 23, 2013 - Is there life on Mars? The answer has eluded us for decades, and the more we explore the planet, the more elusive that answer seems to become. The discovery by the NASA rover Curiosity that Mars see
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 23, 2013 - Opportunity is at the northern edge of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating the geologic contact at the base of Solander Point. On Sol 3426 (Sept. 12, 20
Mumbai, India (XNA) Sep 20, 2013 - India unveils its Mars mission space craft on Wednesday, saying the launch of the space craft is likely to happen in late October or early in November, local news agency PTI reported Thursday.
London (UPI) Sep 16, 2013 - Catastrophic melting and outflow of a buried ice lake formed the lumpy, bumpy floor of an ancient impact carter on Mars, an Italian scientist says.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2013 - Smart as the Mars Curiosity mission has been about landing and finding its own way on a distant world, the rover is pretty brainless when it comes to doing the science that it was sent 567 million k
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2013 - Opportunity is at the base of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating a scarp (rock outcrop), called 'Coal Island.' On Sol 3412 (Aug. 29, 2013), Opportunity
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 11, 2013 - In May 2009, the Mars rover Spirit cracked through a crusty layer of Martian topsoil, sinking into softer underlying sand. The unexpected sand trap permanently mired the vehicle, despite months of r
San Antonio TX (SPX) Sep 10, 2013 - A team of scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has demonstrated that frozen water in the form of snow or frost can melt to form debris flows on sunward-facing slopes of sand dunes in
New Delhi (UPI) Sep 9, 2013 - Indian officials have confirmed a November launch date for the country's first mission to Mars, set to launch from a spaceport in the south of the country.
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Sep 9, 2013 - The Curiosity rover exploring Mars boasts impressive technology but future rovers will need more smarts to explore more distant worlds, U.S. scientists say.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2013 - Opportunity is at the base of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is navigating around a large boulder field examining the geologic contacts in this area. On Sol 3405 (A
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2013 - NASA has narrowed to four the number of potential landing sites for the agency's next mission to the surface of Mars, a 2016 lander to study the planet's interior. The stationary Interior Expl
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 03, 2013 - Images taken with a telephoto-lens camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity catch the larger of Mars' two moons, Phobos, passing directly in front of the sun - the sharpest images of a solar eclipse e
Florence, Italy (SPX) Sep 03, 2013 - New evidence has emerged which supports the long-debated theory that life on Earth may have started on Mars. Professor Steven Benner will tell geochemists gathering today (Thursday 29 Aug) at
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 03, 2013 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used autonomous navigation for the first time, a capability that lets the rover decide for itself how to drive safely on Mars. This latest addition to Curiosity's arr
