Mars Express
How Scientists Repurposed a Camera on ESA’s Mars Express Mission
A camera aboard the Mars Express orbiter finds a new lease on life. Sometimes, limitations can lead to innovation. A…
Mars has an Amazing Variety of Clouds
Mars has always held a special place in our hearts, likely from hints over the decades of perhaps finding signs…
Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time
The ESA's ExoMars mission just observed nightglow in Mars' atmosphere, a phenomenon that also happens on Earth.
Over 100 Million Years Ago, Olympus Mons Had a Massive Landslide
While the surface of Mars looks relatively unchanging now, it wasn’t always so. The tallest mountain in the Solar System…
Missed the Mars Livestream? Here's the Video
When a mission to Mars reaches 20 years of service, that’s definitely reason to celebrate. ESA’s Mars Express celebrated by…
20 Years of Mars Express Images Helped Build This Mosaic of the Red Planet
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Mars Express mission, the ESA has released a stunning color mosaic image of…
New Photos Show Collapsed Chains of Craters on a Martian Volcano
Most everyone is familiar with Olympus Mons, the largest volcano on Mars and also the largest in the Solar System.…
Many Clouds on Mars are Driven by Dust, not Water
One of the benefits of having a cluster of satellites orbiting another planet is that scientists can then analyze that…
Mars Express Watched Deimos Pass in Front of Jupiter and its Moons
That’s no moon … wait … yes, it is, and more! ESA’s Mars Express has captured an unusual and rare…
Underground Liquid Water Detected on Mars? Maybe not
New research from Cornell University shows that radar reading from Mars' South Pole region may not have been caused by…