Mars
Mars Express Needs to Aim Carefully
Image credit: ESA Mars Express has got just one chance to get this right. In two days the Beagle 2…
Landers May Be at Risk From a Dust Storm
Engineers are worried that a new dust storm on Mars might put the three landers at risk when they arrive…
Mars Gets an X-Ray
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-Ray Observatory took this recent image of Mars in the x-ray spectrum.…
Nozomi Has Failed
Image credit: JAXA The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reportedly given up their efforts to have their Mars-bound spacecraft…
Mars Express Has Nearly Arrived
After traveling for more than 400 million kilometres, the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has nearly arrived at the…
The Gamble of Getting to Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL The odds aren't great. For every three missions sent to Mars, two fail. With NASA's twin rovers,…
One Month Until Spirit Lands
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA's twin rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are still on track to reach the Red Planet in early…
Mars Odyssey Instrument Fails
Image credit: NASA/JPL During a recent solar storm, an instrument on board NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft failed, and so far,…
Update on the Mars Rovers
Image credit: NASA/JPL In case you'd forgotten about them, NASA's twin Mars Exploration spacecraft, Spirit and Opportunity, are still on…
Bringing Back a Piece of Mars
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency is planning a mission to study the surface of Mars by picking up…