Mars

Curiosity rover maneuvers around ‘Kimberley’ seeking potential Red Planet Drill Sites

Curiosity maneuvers into ‘Kimbeley’ and scans scientifically intriguing Martian rock outcrops in search of next drilling location exhibiting several shallow…

10 years ago

An Afternoon on Mars

Here's a pretty picture for your Friday: a mosaic of Mastcam images acquired by Curiosity on mission Sol 582, also…

10 years ago

Mars-Bound Comet Siding Spring Sprouts Multiple Jets

Comet Siding Spring, on its way to a close brush with Mars on October 19, has been kicking up a…

10 years ago

What Are These Hollows on Mercury?

Emily Lakdawalla from the planetary society describes one of the mysteries that's currently fascinating her. There are strange structures on…

10 years ago

Curiosity Pulls into Kimberley and Spies Curvy Terrain For Drilling Action

Martian landscape with rows of curved rock outcrops at 'Kimberley' in the foreground and spectacular Mount Sharp on the horizon.…

10 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – March 21, 2014: Cosmos & Gravitational Waves!

Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Matthew Francis, Nicole Gugliucci, Brian Koberlein, Morgan Rehnberg, Mike Simmons (more…)

10 years ago

Till Hellas Freezes Over – See Frost and Clouds in Mars’ Largest Crater

Earth's changing weather always makes life interesting. Seeing weather on other planets through a telescope we sense a kinship between…

10 years ago

Virtual Star Party – March 16, 2014

Host: Fraser Cain & Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, Mark Behrendt, Roy Salisbury, Stuart Forman (more…)

10 years ago

Curiosity Rover pauses mid-drive and captures Spectacular Martian Mountain Snapshot

Mars rock rows and Spectacular Mount Sharp Martian landscape scene with rows of striated rocks in the foreground and spectacular…

10 years ago