NASA MAVEN Spacecraft Prepares for Mars Orbit-Insertion Maneuver
Launched last November, the MAVEN spacecraft is now preparing for an orbit-insertion maneuver that will allow the spacecraft to be pulled into an elliptical orbit…
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Martian Meteorite Reveals the Possibility of Life on Mars
An unusual feature embedded deep within a fragment of a Martian meteorite is helping to make the case for the possibility of life on Mars….
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Arrives at Mount Sharp
After 2 years and roughly 9 kilometers of driving, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has arrived at the base of Mount Sharp to begin a new…
MAVEN Spacecraft Makes Final Preparations for Mars Orbit-Insertion Maneuver
This two minute video details how NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft will use a dramatic engine burn to pull the spacecraft into an elliptical orbit with Mars…
New Curiosity Image from ‘Bonanza King’ Target
This newly released image from NASA’s Curiosity Rover shows a gray patch of rock material at the “Bonanza King” location. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used…
New ESA Image of Craters within the Hellas Basin on Mars
This newly released Mars Express image shows craters within the Hellas Basin in the southern highlands of Mars. Scarring the southern highlands of Mars is…
ScienceCast Video Examines the Possibility of Colliding Atmospheres between Mars and Comet Siding Spring
A new four minute ScienceCast video examines what might happen if the atmosphere of Comet Siding Spring, which is about to fly historically close to…
Irregularly Shaped Boulder Rolls Down Martian Hill, Lands Upright
A newly released image from the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an irregularly shaped boulder that apparently rolled down a hill on…
Curiosity Rover Nears Mountain-Base Outcrop
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount Sharp, approaching a geological unit that’s part of…
NASA Discovers Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Mars
A new study details further evidence of dry ice gullies on Mars, revealing that the gullies on Mars’ surface are primarily formed by the seasonal…
NASA’s LDSD ‘Flying Saucer’ Readies for Test Flight
NASA’s flying saucer-shaped vehicle is ready for its first engineering test flight. The Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is designed to test landing technologies for…
Martian Slopes of Arsia Mons May Have Been Home to a Habitable Environment
New research from geologists at Brown University reveals that the slopes of the Martian volcano Arsia Mons may have been home to one of the…
Geochemical Meteorite Data Reveal How Mars Lost Its Water
Using geochemical meteorite data to understand how the volume of water has changed on Mars over its history, a new study from the Tokyo Institute…
Martian Meteorites Yield Clues to the Planet’s Early Atmosphere
Using data from meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars, scientists investigate the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere throughout history, and learn whether the…
ASU Research Shows Gusev Crater on Mars Once Held a Lake
New research from Arizona State University shows evidence that the Gusev Crater on Mars once held a lake. If desert mirages occur on Mars, “Lake…
Curiosity Image Captures Mysterious Bright Spot
A newly released Curiosity image shows a bright spot on the surface of Mars, which was possibly caused by the sun glinting off a rock…
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 other….
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…