Mars
Nozomi Makes its Earth Flyby
The Japanese space probe Nozomi, passed an important milestone on its journey to Mars Thursday night with the successfully flyby…
Second Mars Rover Launch Pushed Back a Day
NASA announced on Tuesday that it would push back the launch of its second Mars rover, "Opportunity" one day; now…
Japanese Mars Mission Faces Critical Challenges
With NASA's Mars Explorer and Europe's Mars Express missions well on their way to the Red Planet, many are forgetting…
Preparing for Human Mars Missions in Antarctica
Image credit: ESA Although a human mission to Mars is still years (maybe even decades) away, research is still being…
Mars Explorer Update
Image credit: NASA Just 48 hours after launch, NASA's Spirit spacecraft was 5.6 million kilometres away from Earth and on…
Rover Heads to Mars
NASA's first Mars Explorer rover roared into space on Tuesday on board a Boeing Delta II rocket after two days…
Bad Weather Pushed Back Mars Explorer
The launch of NASA's Mars Explorer spacecraft was pushed back to Tuesday because of bad weather at the Cape Canaveral,…
Mars Environment Changes More than Previously Thought
Image credit: NASA A year's worth of observations from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft is starting to overturn some older theories…
Mars Express Passes Another Crucial Stage
Image credit: ESA Europe's mission to Mars continues with the next crucial step of Mars Express' journey out of the…
NASA Ready for Twin Rover Launch
Image credit: NASA The invasion of Mars continues. Next up: NASA's Mars Explorer Rover-A which has been cleared to launch…