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…
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…
Analysis of the Martian soil samples taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed that water molecules are bound to fine-grained soil particles, accounting for about…
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…
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…
This short ScienceCast video details the close encounter Comet ISON is expected to have with Mars. A new ScienceCast video anticipates Comet ISON’s close flyby…
This short video is comprised of images taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover as it watched the larger of Mars’ two moons, Phobos, passing in front…
Mars Express has provided scientists with a radar view of the southern highlands of Mars, showing what lies beneath the surface. There is much more…
A team of researchers has revealed that a common group of meteorites from Mars is almost 4 billion years younger than previously thought, providing scientists…
In a new study, scientists from Brown University suggest that certain valleys on Mars appear to have been caused by runoff from orographic precipitation. Providence,…
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…