Water on Mars
Is There Martian Salty Water At The Red Planet’s Equator? These Lines May Be The Smoking Gun
Get ready, because here are some more findings about possible water on Mars. This picture above from the Mars Reconnaissance…
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MAVEN thunders to Space on Journey to Study Red Planet’s Watery History and Potential for Life
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) space probe thundered to space today (Nov. 18)…
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Government Shutdown Stops MAVEN Work; Threatens NASA Mars Launch!
The upcoming Nov. 18 blastoff of NASA’s new MAVEN Mars orbiter is threatened by today’s US Federal Government shutdown. Launch…
Water Likely Flowed In This Parched Martian Region
Don't let the dry appearance of the Martian desert region near Tagus Valles fool you. Some pictures snapped by the…
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MAVEN Takes Final Test Spins, Flexes Solar Panels Before Imminent Trek to Florida Launch Site
The solar panels on NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter are deployed as part of environmental testing procedures at Lockheed Martin Space…
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Curiosity Celebrates 90 Sols Scooping Mars and Snapping Amazing Self-Portrait with Mount Sharp
Image Caption: Curiosity Self Portrait with Mount Sharp at Rocknest ripple in Gale Crater. Curiosity used the Mars Hand Lens…
Ice Sculptures Fill The Deepest Parts of Mars
[/caption] One of the "weirdest and least understood" areas of Mars, the enormous Hellas Impact Basin contains strange flowing landforms…
Did Water or Lava Carve the Outflow Channels on Mars?
Large features on Mars called outflow channels have been a point of contention among planetary scientists. “Most Mars scientists accept…
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Opportunity Phones Home Dusty Self-Portraits and Ground Breaking Science
[/caption] Opportunity, the Princess of Martian Robots, phoned home dusty new self portraits - above and below - of her…
Large Amounts of Water Ice Found Underground on Mars
[/caption] Many models predict that water ice shouldn't be stable on Mars today, anywhere beyond the poles, no matter how…