Mars
Valles Marineris: The Grandest Canyon of All
A digital terrain model of a portion of Mars' Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the Solar System. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU…
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Gorgeous Glenelg – ‘Promised Land’ Panorama on Mars
Image Caption: Panoramic mosaic shows gorgeous Glenelg snapped by Curiosity on Sol 64 (Oct. 10) with eroded crater rim and…
Mars Sample Return Mission? Naaah… Just Beam Back Martian DNA
Artist concept of a Mars Sample Return mission. Credit: Wickman Spacecraft & Propulsion. A Mars sample return mission has long…
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Mars rover Scooping in Search of Pristine material at Rocknest
Image caption: Time lapse context view of Curiosity maneuvering her robotic arm. Curiosity conducts a close- up examination of windblown…
Curiosity Finds…SOMETHING…on Martian Surface
While scooping its first samples of Martian soil, NASA's Curiosity rover captured the image above, which shows what seems to…
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Curiosity Set for 1st Martian Scooping at ‘Rocknest’ Ripple
Image caption: Context view of Curiosity working at ‘Rocknest’ Ripple. Curiosity’s maneuvers robotic arm for close- up examination of ‘Rocknest’…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 4, 2012
It was a slow week on Space news except for the massive announcement that an ancient riverbed was discovered on…
Curiosity’s “Bootprint” on Mars
Looking very similar to the iconic first footprint on the Moon from the Apollo 11 landing, this new raw image…
A River Ran Through It: Why Do They Think There Was Once Water on Mars?
Why is everyone so excited about these dusty Mars rocks? This week's big news was the announcement of evidence for…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 27, 2012
This was an action-packed episode of the Weekly Space Hangout. Lots of stories, very little time. Super Comet or Super…