Mars
Detailed Look at Europe’s ExoMars Rover
Spirit and Opportunity have the Red Planet all to themselves for now, but ESA is planning to send a rover…
Desert Varnish Might Be a Clue for Life on Mars
Rocks in the desert can form a shiny coating known to geologists as desert varnish. This varnish forms over thousands…
Phoenix Lander is Coming Together
NASA's next mission to the surface of the Red Planet is the Phoenix Mars Lander, due for launch in August…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Continues to Lower its Orbit
NASA's newest visitor to the Red Planet, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, is still in the process of shrinking its orbit,…
Ancient Martian Volcano Caldera
This image, taken by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows Apollinaris Patera, an ancient volcano caldera near Gusev Crater on Mars.…
Aram Chaos on Mars
This false colour image, taken by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows the heavily eroded Aram Chaos region on Mars. The…
Lava Tubes on Pavonis Mons
Lava tubes down the side of Pavonis Mons. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge This photograph shows one of Mars'…
Exposed Bedrock on Mars
Cobbles appearing on trough floors between wind-blown ripples. Image credit: NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge NASA's Opportunity rover captured this photograph…
Pheonix Mars Lander is Coming Together
Artist's concept of Phoenix spacecraft. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlarge NASA's next mission to the Red Planet, the Phoenix…
Nanedi Valles on Mars
This image, taken by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows the Nanedi Valles region of Mars. These steep sided channels range…