Washington DC (SPX) Sep 09, 2004 - To detect life on Mars, we have to devise instruments to recognize it and design them in such a way to get them to the Red Planet most efficiently, said Dr. Andrew Steele of the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, a member of an international team* designing devices and techniques to find life on Mars.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 08, 2004 - Spirit found a comfortable location on a rock outcrop and spent cold autumn days performing observations of a rock called Ebenezer with the rover's science instruments. Spirit finished observations of Ebenezer and moved over to the next location, Tikal, about nine meters (30 feet) away.
Paris (ESA) Sep 06, 2004 - The commanding of the Mars Express routine science operations through the Payload Operations Service at RAL in the UK is proceeding well, and the corresponding planning is being performed about 10 weeks ahead of the execution of scientific activities.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2004 - NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has resumed using its rock abrasion tool after a pebble fell out that had jammed the tool's rotors two weeks ago.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 02, 2004 - NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers continue to inch their way across the desert-like terrain of Mars. Meanwhile, back on Earth, group of scientists is preparing to send Zoe, a prototype of a newer rover, on a trek across the Chilean desert. Spirit and Opportunity are searching for signs of water; Zoe will search for signs of life.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2004 - During sols 219 through 223, Spirit completed science observations at the Clovis rock outcrop. So Spirit packed up and slowly moved on. Winter is approaching and temperatures continue to drop. Power is always a major concern as available energy fluctuates between 300 and 400 watt-hours per sol, but Spirit continues the quest, climbing ever higher into the Columbia Hills.
Paris (ESA) Aug 31, 2004 - These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the southern part of Valles Marineris, called Eos Chasma.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2004 - Was Mars once a living world? Does life continue, even today, in a holding pattern, waiting until the next global warming event comes along? Many people would like to believe so. Scientists are no exception. But so far no evidence has been found that convinces even a sizable minority of the scientific community that the red planet was ever home to life.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 31, 2004 - Sol 204 was planned as a rather circuitous 6-meter (about 20-foot) traverse to the vicinity of a target called Shag on one side of a rock called Ellesmere. The route was necessary to avoid a significant rock hazard close to the rover's position.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 30, 2004 - At a rock called Clovis, the rock abrasion tool on NASA¿s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit cut a 9-millimeter (0.35-inch) hole during the rover's 216th martian day, or sol (Aug. 11, 2004).
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2004 - NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter begins working overtime today after completing a prime mission that discovered vast supplies of frozen water, ran a safety check for future astronauts, and mapped surface textures and minerals all over Mars, among other feats.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 26, 2004 - NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter begins working overtime today after completing a prime mission that discovered vast supplies of frozen water, ran a safety check for future astronauts, and mapped surface textures and minerals all over Mars, among other feats.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2004 - The Mars Express spacecraft, carrying the Beagle 2 lander, was launched on 2 June 2003, arriving in the vicinity of Mars in December. The separation of Beagle 2 from Mars Express occurred on 19 December. The satellite continued with its successful insertion into a Mars orbit on 25 December, the day on which Beagle 2 was due to land.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 25, 2004 - On sol 200 Opportunity was commanded to perform some remote sensing and some rock abrasion tool diagnostics in response to an activity that faulted out on sol 199. During these diagnostics on sol 200, the tool failed to respond as desired to a command to calibrate the grind motor.
London (AFP) Aug 24, 2004 - Any one of a number of technical malfunctions might have caused the loss of Beagle 2, the ill-fated British space probe that vanished while attempting to land on Mars, an investigation found on Tuesday.
Paris (ESA) Aug 24, 2004 - This image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows a Martian crater with a dune field on its floor.
