Mars

New Map Shows ‘Marsquakes’ Shook Wet Valles Marineris Sand, NASA Says

Mars today is a planet that appears to be mostly shaped by wind, but that wasn't always the case. A…

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Opportunity Mars Rover Plagued By Flash Memory Problems, But Carries On

NASA's aging Mars rover is still struggling with Flash memory after several months of controllers trying to work around frequent…

10 years ago

A Martian Blue Snake, Brought To You By Canadians And A Spacecraft

Here's the awesome thing about space and social media: in some cases, you can often follow along with a mission…

10 years ago

Mars Landing Recipe: Orion, A Big Rocket And Pretty-On-Paper Spacecraft

Can the just-flown Orion spacecraft truly get us to Mars? NASA has been portraying the mission as part of the…

10 years ago

Bizarre Mars: Did Lava Bubbles Wrinkle This Giant Circle?

NASA is puzzled by this "enigmatic landform" caught on camera by one of its Mars orbiters, but looking around the…

10 years ago

Curiosity Rover Data Indicates Gale Crater Mountain Used to be a Lake

What is now a mountain, was once a lake. That’s the conclusion of the Curiosity Mars rover science team after…

10 years ago

Opportunity Mars Rover Treks Past 41 Kilometers Towards ‘Marathon Valley’

The Opportunity Mars rover is busy on its wheels as it moves towards "Marathon Valley", a location that could include…

10 years ago

Meteorite May Contain Proof of Life on Mars, Researchers Say

Mars is currently home to a small army robotic rovers, satellites and orbiters, all of which are busy at work…

10 years ago

Mars Needs You! Help Scientists Track Spring Thaw On Red Planet

We've been watching Mars with spacecraft for about 50 years, but there's still so little we know about the Red…

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