Ann Arbor, Mich. (UPI) Aug 18, 2011 - U.S. scientists say they'll recreate conditions on Mars in a laboratory to see if microbial life might exist in salt droplets observed on the red planet.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 12, 2011 - Opportunity has arrived at Endeavour crater after a 1000-sol, 13.36 mile (21.5 kilometer) odyssey across the plains of Meridiani. On Sol 2681(Aug. 9, 2011), Opportunity drove 203 feet (62 mete
Lubbock, Texas (UPI) Aug 11, 2011 - A U.S. researcher says large, river-like channels seen on Mars were created not by water but by massive, fast-moving lava flows of a type we don't see on Earth.
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Aug 11, 2011 - Here's a summer reading suggestion from the University of Virginia that involves space travel - and it's not science fiction. Even though the space shuttle program has ended, it's not the end
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 10, 2011 - After a journey of almost three years, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the Red Planet's Endeavour crater to study rocks never seen before. On Aug. 9, the golf cart-sized
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2011 - The NASA Mars rover Opportunity has gained a view of Endeavour crater from barely more than a football-field's distance away from the rim. The rim of Endeavour has been the mission's long-term goal
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 08, 2011 - Dark, finger-like features that appear and extend down some Martian slopes during the warmest months of the Mars year may show activity of salty water on Mars. They fade in winter, then recur the ne
Paris (ESA) Aug 08, 2011 - A newly released image from ESA's Mars Express shows the north pole of Mars during the red planet's summer solstice. All the carbon dioxide ice has gone, leaving just a bright cap of water ice.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2011 - Opportunity is now only about 120 meters (394 feet) from Spirit Point, the first landfall on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover drove four times in the last week on Sols 2670, 2671, 2674
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 05, 2011 - Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. NASA's Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing us closer to determining
Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 - Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on steep Martian slopes, which if confirmed would be the first discovery of active liquid water on the red planet, NASA said Thursday.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2011 - Opportunity is only about 1.1 kilometers (0.68 miles) from Spirit Point, the first landfall on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover continues to make very good progress, driving five times
Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 - Scientists have spotted dark stripes on some slopes on Mars in the warmer months, and they believe it may be evidence of flowing salt water, NASA researchers said on Thursday.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 25, 2011 - The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission reached a major milestone last week when it successfully completed its Mission Critical Design Review (CDR). MAVEN, scheduled for lau
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 25, 2011 - Opportunity is only about 1.1 kilometers (0.68 miles) from Spirit Point, the first landfall on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover continues to make very good progress, driving five times
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 25, 2011 - NASA's next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet's Gale crater. The car-sized Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity, is scheduled to launch late this year and lan
