New ScienceCast Video Previews the ‘Opposition of Mars’
A new three minute ScienceCast video previews the April 14th close approach of Mars, when Earth and Mars are at their minimum distance from each…
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Curiosity Rover Drives Through and Past “Dingo Gap” Inside Gale Crater
This new series of images shows NASA’s Curiosity Rover driving through and past “Dingo Gap” inside Gale Crater. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its…
Orbiter Examines Clues to Possible Water Flows on Mars
Using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, several new studies examine recurring slope lineae on Mars and possible water flows. NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars have…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Examines a New Impact Crater
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an impact crater about 100 feet (30 meters) in diameter that appeared at some time between…
NASA Preparing for Comet Siding Spring’s “Close” Flyby of Mars
Astronomers are preparing for Comet Siding Spring, which will pass Mars at a distance 10 times closer than any identified comet has ever flown past…
NASA’s Opportunity Reveals That Mars Could Have Supported Life
New findings from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reveal that Mars had an ancient wet environment that was milder and could have supported life. Some…
Rock “Appears” in Front of Opportunity Rover
This before and after view from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rock that scientists believe was likely knocked into position from one of…
New Fly-Through Video of the Ancient Flood Plain Kasei Valles
The European Space Agency has released a new five minute fly-through movie of the ancient flood plain Kasei Valles based on the 67-image mosaic from…
Study Shows Ancient Fresh Water Lake on Mars Could Have Sustained Life
Newly published research shows that an ancient lake on Mars had fresh water and contained key biological elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and…
Researchers Discover Sample of Ancient Martian Crust
Based on an analysis of a 4.4 billion-year-old Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara desert, researchers believe they have uncovered the first recognized sample of…
Mars “Shakes Up” Asteroid Surfaces
A new study from MIT researchers has found that Mars, like Earth, can “refresh” asteroid surfaces if in close enough contact. For nearly as long…
Scientists Find Evidence for Granite on Mars
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has led to the discovery of feldspar minerals on Mars, providing the most compelling evidence to date that Mars…
New ScienceCast Video Explores the Mystery of Mars
As scientists ready for the launch of the MAVEN orbiter, a newly released ScienceCast video ponders the question, What Happened to Mars? Billions of years…
Cloud-Chamber Experiments Show How Martian Clouds Form
Using the Aerosol Interaction and Dynamics in the Atmosphere facility in Germany, researchers were able to create clouds at the frigid temperatures typically found on…
Scientists Believe Mars Crater Is the Remains of an Ancient Supervolcano
Based on images and topographic data, new research shows that the Eden Patera basin on Mars is a volcanic caldera, not an impact crater. A…
NASA’s Curiosity Finds Water Molecules on Mars
Analysis of the Martian soil samples taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover has reveal that water molecules are bound to fine-grained soil particles, accounting for about…
Curiosity Fails to Detect Methane on Mars
To the surprise of many researchers, NASA’s Curiosity rover has failed to detect methane on Mars. Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed the Martian…
Curiosity Rover Uses Autonomous Navigation for the First Time
NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully used autonomous navigation for the first time this week. Pasadena, California – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has used autonomous navigation for…
