Mars Express

Fly Over the Floodplains of Mars

Over 3 billion years ago, dramatic flood events likely carved this gigantic channel system on Mars. It extends some 3,000…

11 years ago

Videopalooza Shows Off Phobos Flyby As Moon’s Mysterious Origins Probed

There won't be any pictures out of this close encounter, but the animations sure were spectacular. The European Space Agency's…

11 years ago

Groovy! Martian Moon Shows Off Its Weird Stripes In New Video

After seeing Phobos imaged from the surface of the Red Planet by Mars Curiosity, now we're lucky to get a…

11 years ago

Mars Water Could Have Carved These ‘Mystery Mounds’

Above is a time capsule of more than three billion years of Mars history. The right-hand side shows a bunch…

11 years ago

Take a Virtual Spin Around Mars’ North Pole

Get a satellite’s-eye view of the Martian north pole in this new animation from the Mars Express spacecraft, using data…

11 years ago

Stunning New Flyover Video: Volcanoes, Canyons and Craters of Mars

Go from the highest volcano to the deepest canyon on Mars in this great new complication video from images taken…

11 years ago

Stunning Dunes, Crevices And Horizons From Mars Spacecraft

Who doesn't love Mars? Amid the bad news of a U.S. government shutdown now stretching towards Day 12, there are…

11 years ago

Ancient ‘Supervolcanoes’ Lurk On Mars And Once Showered Planet In Ash: Study

Once-active "supervolcanoes" in northern Mars likely spewed ash and dust thousands of miles away, producing powdery deposits noticed by the…

11 years ago

This Black Stain On Mars Could Be Volcanic Leftovers

At first glance, it looks like somebody dropped a huge paint can on Mars, spilling black stuff all over Becquerel…

11 years ago

Water Likely Flowed In This Parched Martian Region

Don't let the dry appearance of the Martian desert region near Tagus Valles fool you. Some pictures snapped by the…

11 years ago