Mars
Opportunity is Now Working Inside Victoria Crater
When last we saw our plucky rover, it was tentatively crawling down into the massive Victoria crater on the surface…
These are Tough Microbes, But They Don’t Come from Mars
You know the cliche, wherever we find water here on Earth, we find life. But what if the environment is…
More Martian Cave Entrances Discovered
More Mars news... NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has turned up what look like the entrances to caves along the slope…
Martian Southern Cap is Mostly Water Ice
I'll warn you right now, it's raining Mars news today. Take cover. First up, we've got this interesting story. Planetary…
Mars Has Had Many, Many Ice Ages
The polar ice caps on Mars have been there for a long time; although, they haven't always stayed the same…
Opportunity is Entering Victoria Crater
With the powerful Martian dust storms dissipating, the Mars Exploration Rovers are ready to resume their duties, apparently no worse…
First Image from Phoenix Mars Lander
I'm not sure what you were expecting, but here's the first image captured by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander from space.…
How’s Phoenix Doing?
Time really flies. It's already been a month since NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander blasted off for the Red Planet, so…
Podcast: Mars
Today we consider Mars, the next planet in our journey through the Solar System. Apart from the Earth, it's the…
Rovers Hit the Road Again
After being threatened by darkening dust storms, NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers are ready to hit the road again. Both Spirit…