Mars
Mars Rover Spirit Surviving on a Low Energy Diet
[/caption]Last week, Mars Exploration Rover Spirit looked as if its sols were numbered. Hot on the heals of the demise…
Mars Rover Contact Reestablished, Spirit is Alive!
[/caption]Just when we were growing concerned that we might be losing two Mars surface missions within a week of each…
Spirit Rover in Trouble
[/caption] Martian dust storms are wreaking havoc with human spacecraft. Not only did a dust storm cut short the Phoenix…
5 Years At Mars: The Best of Mars Express
[/caption] In December, the Mars Express spacecraft will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its arrival at Mars. In observation of…
Rover Sand Traps Provide Clues on Mars Climate
[/caption] If you watched the "Five Years on Mars" documentary on the National Geographic channel about the Mars Exploration Rovers,…
Mars Methane Mystery Still Beckons
[/caption] We've known about the methane in Mars' atmosphere for over four years now. But we don't know where it…
TV Alert: Five Years on Mars
On Sunday evening Nov. 2, at 7 pm CST,(in the US; check your local listings) the National Geographic channel will…
Phoenix Not Responding to Communications
[/caption] Update: 10/31: Phoenix communicated with NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter late Thursday. The communication reinforced a diagnosis that the spacecraft…
Phoenix Enters Safe Mode
[/caption] Cold weather and a dust storm are likely contributors to why NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander went into a "safe…
Engineers Begin Shutting Down Phoenix Lander Instruments
[/caption] It appears the end is nigh for the Phoenix Mars Lander. Today, engineers have begun to shut down some…