Mars
Mars Has Watery Insides, Just Like Earth
Researchers from the Carnegie Institution have found that water is present in surprisingly Earthlike amounts within Mars' mantle, based on…
Organics Found in Mars Meteorites, But Nothing Biological
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. The…
Dang, These Features on Mars are Groovy!
[/caption] The term ‘yardangs’ almost sounds like a fictional word from a Barsoomian tale of creatures living on Mars. However,…
Mars Rover Drivers Inspired by Ray Bradbury
Two of the drivers of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Ashley Stroupe and Scott Maxwell, were fortunate to host a very…
Humans on Mars by 2023?
Reality TV goes to Mars! Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp is leading a group visionaries and businesspeople who want to send…
Meteorites Could Provide New Explanation for Mars Methane
[/caption] Where does the methane on Mars come from? That has been one of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary…
Opportunity Gets a View From The Edge
[/caption] The rover Opportunity captured a view into Endeavour crater as a low Sun cast a long shadow in this…
Opportunity Roving Mars Once Again
[/caption] After spending 19 weeks working in one place during the Martian winter in Meridian Planum, the Opportunity Mars rover…
More Evidence of Mars’ Watery Past
[/caption] ESA's Mars Express orbiter has sent back images revealing terrain that seems to have been sculpted by flowing water,…
Weird Swirly Features Found on Mars
[/caption] Strange coiling spiral patterns have been found on Mars surface by a graduate student who was doing what many…