Mars
Who Listens For Phoenix?
[/caption] Phoenix isn't merely dead; it's really most sincerely dead. NASA has now stopped listening for any residual beeps sent…
Wood Plank Found on Mars?
Over the long holiday weekend, Universe Today was flooded with emails from readers who asked us to comment on an…
Crazy Mars Craters
[/caption] With all the different spacecraft orbiting and roving on the Red Planet, we're finding that Mars is a wonderfully…
Mars Express Maps Aurorae
If you've been lucky enough to ever see the aurorae (or Northern Lights) on Earth, I'm sure you'll remember it…
“Wasteful” Sample Storage Box Removed from Mars Science Laboratory
Stern: "The Mars program is slowly committing suicide in front of our very eyes" [/caption] NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)…
Mars Atmospheric “Bubbles” Carried Away by the Solar Wind
[/caption]Mars is a strange planet. There is evidence that the Red Planet once played host to a thick atmosphere and…
Despite Dust Storms, Solar Power is Best for Mars Colonies
[/caption] Dust -- a solar panel's worst nightmare. Is sending solar-powered robots to the Red Planet a bad idea? Mars…
MSL News: Landing Sites and Naming Contest
Landing sites for the Mars Science Laboratory have been narrowed down to four intriguing places on the Red Planet. The…
MRO Finds Huge Underground Glaciers on Mars
[/caption] There's more than just a little ice under Mars' surface. According to data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter radar…
Evidence For Vast Oceans On Ancient Mars
[/caption] Data from the Mars Odyssey orbiter's Gamma Ray Spectrometer provides new evidence for the controversial idea that oceans once…