Scientists Find Evidence of Previously Unrecognized Water Reservoir on Mars
A newly published study provides evidence for a previously unrecognized hydrogen reservoir on Mars, which could account for a large part of the initial water…
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Organic Chemistry on Mars
Using the Tunable Laser Spectrometer instrument in Curiosity’s onboard Sample Analysis at Mars laboratory, astronomers have detected a tenfold spike in the abundance of methane…
MAVEN Identifies Links to Atmospheric Loss on Mars
New findings from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission reveal a new process by which the solar wind can penetrate deep into a…
New Map of Mars Shows Signs of Ancient Lakes and Quakes
A new geological map based on NASA images shows signs of ancient lakes and quakes on Mars. This animation simulates a flyover of a portion…
Curiosity Reveals Clues to How Water Helped Shape the Landscape of Mars
New data from NASA’s Curiosity Rover indicate that Mount Sharp on Mars was built by sediments deposited in a large lake bed over tens of…
NASA Prepares for Orion Flight Test and the Journey to Mars
NASA scientists are developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars by the 2030s. In the not-too-distant future,…
Martian Rock Provides Clues to Wet History
This close-up image of a Martian rock has provided scientists with evidence about wet environmental conditions in the ancient past on Mars. This close-up view…
Research Shows Volcanism and Greenhouse Gas Could Have Warmed Mars
New research from Brown University and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science shows that warmth and water flow on ancient Mars were probably episodic, related to…
Spacecraft Reveal Siding Spring’s Effects on Martian Atmosphere
Data from several spacecraft have revealed that debris from Comet Siding Spring added a temporary and very strong layer of ions to the ionosphere of…
Curiosity Rover Provides First Confirmation of a Mineral Mapped from Orbit
A sample of powdered rock extracted by the Curiosity rover’s drill from the “Confidence Hills” target has provided NASA scientists with the first confirmation of…
MAVEN Spacecraft Set to Continue Mars Exploration
The 10-month, 442-million-mile trip is complete and the MAVEN spacecraft is set to continue the exploration of Mars that began 50 years ago. When the…
Hubble Views Comet Siding Spring Passing Mars
This new composite image of comet Siding Spring was captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope as Sliding Spring made its never-before-seen close passage of Mars….
MAVEN Provides First Look at the Upper Atmosphere of Mars
NASA’s MAVEN mission has provided scientists with their first look at the upper atmosphere of Mars. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has…
MIT Assesses the Technical Feasibility of the Mars One Mission
A new independent assessment of the Mars One Mission from MIT engineers reveals that the project may have to take a step back, at least…
NASA Prepares For Comet’s Close Encounter with Mars
NASA is preparing its science fleet for comet Sliding Spring’s close encounter with Mars, which will occur on October 19 when Sliding Spring passes within…
Curiosity Rover Drills First Sample From Mars Mountain
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has collected its first drill sample from the base of Mount Sharp on Mars. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has collected its…
First Mars Observations from NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
The above images are the first observations of the extended upper atmosphere from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has…
MAVEN Spacecraft Successfully Enters Mars’ Orbit
After a 10-month journey, NASA has confirmed that the MAVEN spacecraft has successfully entered Mars’ orbit. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully…