Mars
Maybe There Wasn’t Water on Mars in the Past
Image credit: NASA Since it arrived at Mars in 1997, the Mars Global Surveyor has been searching the surface of…
Where Should NASA Look on Mars?
Image credit: NASA/MSSS To celebrate the closest approach of Mars in 60,000 years, NASA is looking for suggestions for where…
Worldwide Mars Events
As I mentioned in the newsletter a couple of weeks ago, I'm hard at work collecting details about events around…
Malfunctioning Instrument on Spirit
An instrument on board Spirit, one of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, has malfunctioned, potentially limiting the amount of data that…
NASA Picks the Next Mars Lander
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA announced on Monday that it has selected the University of Arizona's "Phoenix" mission to launch to…
Mars is Close and Getting Closer
Image credit: Hubble On August 27, 2003 the Planet Mars will be a mere 55.76 million kilometres away from the…
Dust Storm on Mars Visible By Amateurs
Image credit: Hubble Now that Mars is closer than ever, amateur astronomers with regular backyard telescopes can see incredible details…
Opportunity is Working Well
Image credit: NASA/JPL Opportunity, NASA's second Mars Exploration rover, has been in space for a few days now and everything…
Beagle 2 Tests Complete
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency has been testing all aspects of the Mars Express spacecraft to ensure that…
Opportunity Blasts Off for Mars
NASA's second Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, successfully lifted off from Florida early Tuesday morning after several delays. The launch was…