Curiosity Reveals Clues about Mars’ Original Atmosphere
In two new studies, NASA’s Curiosity Rover reveals details about the Martian atmosphere and clues about how Mars may have lost much of its original…
In two new studies, NASA’s Curiosity Rover reveals details about the Martian atmosphere and clues about how Mars may have lost much of its original…
Data from meteorites and NASA’s Spirit rover has revealed new information about the chemical composition and evolution of Mars, suggesting that Mars had an oxygen-rich…
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has indicated that temperatures rise and fall twice a day on Mars, with a rise during the nighttime as…
By examining images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and performing experiments on sand dunes in Utah and California, researchers believe that marks on the Martian…
A newly published study details the discovery of a high concentration of boron in a Martian meteorite that far exceeds that of any previously reported…
Further analysis of Curiosity data has led researchers to believe that an ancient, flowing stream once existed on Mars. Pasadena, California – Detailed analysis and…
On May 30th, NASA will hold a press conference to discuss the latest findings from the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector aboard the Curiosity…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has completed the drilling of the second rock sample on Mars and should deliver portions of the sample in coming days to…
Scientists have chosen the second drilling site for the Curiosity rover on Mars. The team operating NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has selected a second target…
Using a climate model adapted to the special conditions on Mars, researchers believe they can reliably predict snowstorms on Mars far in advance, helping future…
In a newly published study, scientists from Princeton University and the California Institute of Technology suggest that Mount Sharp most likely emerged as strong winds…
ESA’s Mars Express has captured new images of a region on Mars known as Sulci Gordii, which lies about 200 km east of Olympus Mons….
In a project funded through NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Program, researchers from University of Washington and MSNW are calculating the potential for expeditions to Mars…
New data from NASA’s Curiosity rover helped reveal changes in the Martian atmosphere, providing the most precise measurements ever made of isotopes of argon. Mars…
A sequence of seven images shows how the parachute used in Curiosity’s landing on Mars has shifted in response to wind. Photos from NASA’s Mars…
Astronomers around the world are monitoring Comet 2013 A1, watching to see if it will strike Mars. Over the years, the spacefaring nations of Earth…
Scheduled to launch in late 2013, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft will study the Martian upper atmosphere in detail, gathering information about relevant processes so scientists can…
Using infrared-imaging and an instrument that shoots neutrons into the ground to probe for hydrogen, scientists have found more evidence of water-bearing minerals in rocks…