Mars
MRO: Mars Storm Chaser
[/caption] What an incredible image of a storm on Mars! The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's main assignment is to study the…
How to Drive a Mars Rover, Part 2
[/caption] The Mars Exploration Rovers have been traversing the surface of the Red Planet for almost five years now. But…
Another Discovery Points to Past Water and Habitability on Mars
[/caption] Scientists from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have made a major discovery about the history of water on Mars. The…
How to Drive the Mars Rovers, Part 1: Rover Updates
[/caption] In January of 2004, NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, landed on the Red…
“Clumpiness” of Mars Soil Clue to Climate Cycles
[/caption] Scientists from the Phoenix Mars Lander mission say the lander uncovered clues that the Martian arctic soil has been…
Groundwater May Have Played Important Role in Shaping Mars
[/caption] Scientists have been intrigued and puzzled by light-toned layered deposits on Mars since the Mariner spacecraft flybys in the…
Time Magazine Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of 2008: Space and Physics Dominate
[/caption]2008 has been an astounding year of scientific discovery. To celebrate this fact, Time Magazine has listed the "Top 10…
HiRISE Wows Again, This Time in 3-D
[/caption] Grab your 3-D glasses and prepare to be amazed (and addicted!) The team from the remarkable HiRISE Camera on…
“Stairways” on Mars Lead to Clues on Cyclical, Moderate Climate
[/caption] We see evidence on Mars' surface of a violent past: massive volcanic eruptions, catastrophic floods, and a surface scarred…
Mars Science Laboratory Mission Delayed Two Years
[/caption] NASA's Mars Science Laboratory has been delayed for two years and will now launch in the fall of 2011.…