Mars

Curiosity Celebrates Two Years on Mars Approaching Bedrock of Mountain Climbing Destination

2 Years on Mars! Curiosity treks to Mount Sharp, her primary science destination, in this photo mosaic view captured on…

10 years ago

Watch This Prototype Mars Spacecraft Spin During A Supersonic Test

Feeling dizzy? This is what the view looked like from NASA's next-generation Mars spacecraft as the flying saucer-shaped vehicle did…

10 years ago

The Latest Pictures From Mars Make Us Feel Spoiled

Don't you love it when close-up pictures come beaming to your computer from another planet? Below are some of the…

10 years ago

‘Explore Mars’ Group Wants To Build Instrument Seeking Subsurface Red Planet Life

Not-for-profit group Explore Mars has a new IndieGoGo campaign that could see an instrument, ExoLance, head to the Red Planet…

10 years ago

NASA Announces Science Instruments for Mars 2020 Rover Expedition to the Red Planet

NASA announced the winners of the high stakes science instrument competition to fly aboard the Mars 2020 rover at a…

10 years ago

The Little Rover that Could: Opportunity Reaches Odometer Milestone

NASA’s Opportunity mars rover now holds the off-Earth roving distance record after accruing 25 miles of driving. Given that the…

10 years ago

NASA Preps for Nail-biting Comet Flyby of Mars

As Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring inches closer to the Red Planet, NASA's taking steps to protect its fleet of orbiting…

10 years ago

Having Fun with the Equation of Time

If you’re like us, you might’ve looked at a globe of the Earth in elementary school long before the days…

10 years ago

Watch Live: ‘Mars’ Crew Emerges From Simulation After 120 Days

If you spent 120 days cooped up in a small habitat with six people, what's the first thing you'd want…

10 years ago

To Help Mars Rovers Phone Home, NASA Asks For Ideas To Close Looming Communications Gap

Remember during the government shutdown when it looked as though a NASA Mars mission would be delayed? Launch preparations continued…

10 years ago