Mars
Spirit Sees a Martian Lunar Eclipse
NASA's Spirit Mars rover recently observed the Martian moon Phobos pass through Mars' shadow. When this event happens here on…
Hubble Sees a Dust Storm on Mars
The Hubble Space Telescope snapped this high resolution image of Mars on October 28, 2005; one day before the Red…
Mars Express Instrument Working Again
When Mars Express' Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS) malfunctioned a few months ago, mission controllers weren't sure they could get it…
Anything That Can Go Wrong, Will… on Mars
When you're exploring new territories, all kinds of things can go wrong. When you're exploring millions of kilometres away from…
Bright Mars This Weekend
Look east this weekend and you'll see a bright red star blazing in the night sky. That's not a star,…
Mars Once Had Plate Tectonics
NASA scientists have found evidence that Mars once had plate tectonics reshaping its surface. Data from Mars Global Surveyor has…
Mars Will Be Closest on October 29/30
Get your telescope ready, as the planet Mars is about to put on another fine show. The Red Planet has…
Mid-Latitude Glaciers on Mars
New high-resolution images of Mars have revealed several glaciers in the planet's mid-latitudes, far away from its polar ice caps.…
Ballooning on Mars
NASA is planning on sending rovers to crawl around the surface of Mars for the foreseeable future, but there's only…
Mars Express Mission Extended
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft will have its mission extended by one Martian year - approximately 23 months…