Mars
Encapsulating Curiosity for Martian Flight Test
[/caption] With just over 6 weeks to go until the liftoff of Curiosity - NASA’s next Mars rover - prelaunch…
Martian Atmosphere Supersaturated with Water?
[/caption] Last week, scientists announced findings based on data from the SPICAM spectrometer onboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. The findings…
Were Martian Rocks Weathered by Water?
[/caption] There are many ways rocks can be textured. Wind erosion, water erosion, the escape of volcanic gases during their…
Citizen Science: Help Find Life on Mars
[/caption] Interested in helping NASA scientists pinpoint where to look for signs of life on Mars? If so, you can…
Opportunity spotted Exploring vast Endeavour Crater from Mars Orbit
[/caption] Opportunity has just been imaged in high resolution at Endeavour crater by a powerful NASA camera orbiting overhead in…
Twin Towers 9/11 Tribute by Opportunity Mars Rover
[/caption] On this somber occasion marking the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has…
A Martian Memorial to 9/11
As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks (has it already been ten years??)…
Meals for Mars?
[/caption] NASA has made tremendous progress during the past fifty years with regards to food science. Gone are the days…
NASA Robot arrives at ‘New’ Landing Site holding Clues to Ancient Water Flow on Mars
[/caption] Opportunity has begun a whole new mission at the vast expanse of Endeavour Crater promising a boatload of new…
Mars May Have Once Been a Cold, Wet World
[/caption] Many planetary scientists suspect that Mars, now cold and very dry, once had a liquid water ocean covering parts…