Mars
Finding Life in All the Unlikely, Unexpected Places
Just one of several weather stations set up at Chott El Jerid, a Tunisian saltpan, measuring temperature, humidity, ultraviolet radiation,…
Astrophoto: A Year of Mars Observations by Efrain Morales
Mars from July, 2011 to June 2012. Credit: Efrain Morales, Jaicoa Observatory Superman has nothing on this big "S" created…
Curiosity Shows Off Its Credentials
Plaque on the exterior of Mars Science Laboratory, aka "Curiosity" (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) Curiosity drops a few rather big names in recent…
Curiosity Captures a Martian Eclipse
Yes, Mars gets eclipses too! This brief animation, made from ten raw subframe images acquired with Curiosity's Mastcam on September…
In Fact It’s Cold As Hell: Mars Isn’t As Earthlike As It Might Look
The slopes of Gale Crater as seen by Curiosity are reminiscent of the American southwest (NASA/JPL-Caltech) "Mars ain't no kind…
Say Ahhh to Mars
Take a deep breath because this new panorama from Mars enthusiast Stu Atkinson will take it away. "Anyway, a whole…
Opportunity Rover Finds Intriguing New Spherules at Cape York
Mosaic image of the spherules in the rock outcrop on Cape York at Endeavour crater. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech /…
Sputtering: How Mars May Have Lost Its Atmosphere
Why is Mars cold and dry? While some recent studies hint that early Mars may have never been wet or…
It Only Happens on Mars: Carbon Dioxide Snow is Falling on the Red Planet
Observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have detected carbon-dioxide snow clouds on Mars and evidence of carbon-dioxide snow falling to…
A Memorial to 9/11… on Mars
Today, on the 11th anniversary of the World Trade Center attack, countless hearts and minds will be reflecting upon a…