Mars
Mission to Mars via Antarctica
Italian and French researchers are about to spend a full year in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth:…
Martian Bacteria Could Be Under the Ice
A study of ice samples extracted from deep underneath Greenland's ice sheet could help scientists recognize methane-producing bacteria on Mars.…
Thousands of Auroras on Mars
On Earth we have the Northern and Southern Lights, and there's a similar phenomenon on Mars too. But instead of…
Opportunity Nears its Second Martian Year
On December 11, NASA's Opportunity rover will join its partner Spirit to celebrate a full Martian year on the Red…
Mars Express Confirms Liquid Water Once Existed on Mars’ Surface
ESA's Mars Express has confirmed findings by the NASA Mars Exploration Rovers that liquid water must have been present on…
Mars Express Finds a Buried Impact Crater
Now that its MARSIS radar instrument is working perfectly, ESA's Mars Express has turned up evidence of buried impact craters,…
What Mars Looked Like Billions of Years Ago
NASA researchers working with the Mars Exploration Rovers have released a new set of papers that describe conditions on Mars…
Spirit Wraps Up a Martian Year of Exploration
NASA's Spirit rover recently celebrated its one year anniversary on the surface of Mars... that's one Martian year. Spirit has…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is Halfway to Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter fired its main engine for 20 seconds on Friday, fine-tuning its course towards the Red Planet.…
Mars Express Radar Data is Coming In
After 4 months of operation, Mars Express' MARSIS radar instrument has gathered a tremendous amount of data about the Red…