NASA Suspends 2016 InSight Mission to Mars
Unsuccessful attempts to repair a leak in a section of the prime instrument in the science payload has led to NASA’s decision to suspend the…
Mars News
New Research Explains Loss of Carbon in Martian Atmosphere
New research from Caltech and NASA offers an explanation for the “missing” carbon in the Martian atmosphere, showing that a transition from a moderately dense…
Mars Express Image of the Rim of the Schiaparelli Crater
This image from ESA’s Mars Express features the small crater embedded in the northwestern rim of the Schiaparelli impact basin. All around is evidence for…
New Curiosity Image Shows ‘Garden City’ Site on Mount Sharp
This new image from NASA’s Curiosity Rover shows the “Garden City” site and surroundings on Mount Sharp. This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on…
Mars’ Moon Phobos Shows Signs of Structural Failure
New research presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences reveals that the long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos…
ESA’s Mars Express Sheds New Light on the Red Planet’s Rare Aurora
Using 10 years of data from Mars Express, scientists have for the first time combined remote sensing observations of localized ultraviolet aurora with in situ…
MAVEN Reveals That Solar Wind Has Transformed Martian Atmosphere
NASA’s MAVEN mission reveals that solar wind appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm…
New Findings on Fate of Mars’ Atmosphere Will be Broadcast Live Today
At 2 p.m. EST on November 5 NASA will provide details of key science findings from the agency’s ongoing exploration of Mars. The event will…
NASA Space Launch System Completes Design Review, Ready to Meet the Challenges of the Journey to Mars
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review. It is the first vehicle designed to meet the…
Refueling at the Moon May Be the Best Option for a Piloted Mission to Mars
New research from MIT shows that stopping at the moon may be the best option for a piloted mission to Mars, revealing that fueling up…
Curiosity Reveals Clues About Past Water, Climate, and Habitability on Mars
Newly published research from Caltech describes ancient water flows and lakes on Mars, and what this might mean about the ancient climate. We have heard…
NASA Reveals Details for the Next Steps in the Journey to Mars
NASA has released a detailed outline on the journey to Mars, “NASA’s Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration.” “NASA is closer to…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Views Martian Sand Dunes
A new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals a highly fractured surface among Martian sand dunes. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera…
New Images from Mars Orbiter Show Sites of Fiction Film’s Mars Landings
New images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal details of real regions on Mars where a new Hollywood movie, “The Martian,” places future astronaut adventures….
NASA is Working on Technology to Protect Astronauts from Space Radiation on Mars
NASA is working on the technology that will enable an actual trip to Mars in the 2030s. On August 7, 1972, in the heart of…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals Recurring Water Streaks on Mars
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows dark streaks on the walls of Garni Crater on Mars. Astronomers believe these recurring streaks are…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Mars
New research using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars. Using an imaging spectrometer on…
New Curiosity Rover Image Shows Petrified Sand Dunes
A newly released image from NASA’s Curiosity Rover shows petrified sand dunes on the surface of Mars. Some of the dark sandstone in an area…
