Mars
First Aurora Seen on Mars
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has discovered an aurora in the Martian atmosphere. In addition to Earth, auroras…
Second Boom Set to Deploy
The European Space Agency is moving forward to deploy the second of Mars' Express radar booms. The 20-metre (65 foot)…
Opportunity Rolls Free from the Dune
When Opportunity got its wheels stuck in a sand dune more than a month ago, operators had no idea it…
Mars Phoenix Mission Prepares for 2007 Launch
NASA announced today that it has begun preparing the Mars Phoenix lander spacecraft for its August 2007 launch to the…
Ancient Floods on Mars
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft took this image of an ancient outflow channel in the Ares Vallis region…
Opportunity Still Working Itself Free from the Sand
NASA's Opportunity rover is still working its way free from the sand trap it ran into a few weeks ago.…
Actual Photo of Mars Odyssey in Orbit
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft turned its gaze on its satellite neighbours recently, and took pictures of both Mars Odyssey…
Mystery of Martian Icecaps Explained
Mars' southern polar ice cap is completely off-centre. Researchers working with NASA think they have an answer to this lopsided…
Testing Strategies to Get Opportunity Unstuck
NASA engineers are using a duplicate version of the Mars rovers here on Earth to try and test strategies Opportunity…
First MARSIS Boom Fixed
After a brief glitch last week, the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has successfully deployed the first of its…