Mars
Twister on Mars: The Movie
As we reported earlier this month, The HiRISE camera captured a tornado in action on Mars, and this dramatic new…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast – March 19-25, 2012
[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The week starts off with new Moon and the perfect opportunity to do a Messier Marathon.…
New Analysis of Clay Deposits in Ancient Martian Lakes
[/caption] Mars was once a much wetter world than it is now, with hot springs, rivers, lakes and perhaps even…
Does Mars Still Shake, Rattle and Roll?
[/caption] Compared to Earth, Mars is a relatively quiet planet, geologically speaking. Actually, very quiet, as in pretty much dead. While it…
Valuable Space Rock Crashes Into Oslo Cabin
[/caption] A family in Oslo got a surprise when they visited their allotment garden cabin for the first time this…
Huge Dust Devil on Mars Captured in Action
[/caption] Mars orbiters, rovers and landers have all captured devils in action before. But this latest shot is a whopper…
Dawn gets Big Science Boost at Best Vesta Mapping Altitude
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn mission is getting a whopping boost in science observing time at the closest orbit around Asteroid Vesta…
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NASAs Proposed ‘InSight’ Lander would Peer to the Center of Mars in 2016
[/caption] A Phoenix-like lander that would mine the deepest hole yet into Mars- to a depth of 5 meters -…
Salty Soil on Mars Could Be Slurping Water from the Atmosphere
[/caption] It happens every summer in humid air: the salt in your salt shaker clumps together as the salt draws…