Mars
No, Mars Won’t Look as Big as the Moon in August
Have you gotten a copy of the email yet? If you haven't, you probably will. Forwarded from a friend, forwarded…
Explore Mars With Swarms of Rolling Minibots
MIT engineers and scientists are working on a strategy that could unleash a swarm of baseball sized robots onto the…
Iani Chaos on Mars
This image captured by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft shows the Iani Chaos region on Mars, east of Valles Marineris. The…
Spirit Finds Meteorites?
NASA's Spirit rover took this photograph of the surrounding hilly terrain, as well as several rocks. The two light-coloured, smooth…
Detailed Look at Europe’s ExoMars Rover
Spirit and Opportunity have the Red Planet all to themselves for now, but ESA is planning to send a rover…
Desert Varnish Might Be a Clue for Life on Mars
Rocks in the desert can form a shiny coating known to geologists as desert varnish. This varnish forms over thousands…
Phoenix Lander is Coming Together
NASA's next mission to the surface of the Red Planet is the Phoenix Mars Lander, due for launch in August…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Continues to Lower its Orbit
NASA's newest visitor to the Red Planet, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, is still in the process of shrinking its orbit,…
Ancient Martian Volcano Caldera
This image, taken by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows Apollinaris Patera, an ancient volcano caldera near Gusev Crater on Mars.…
Aram Chaos on Mars
This false colour image, taken by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows the heavily eroded Aram Chaos region on Mars. The…