Mars

Government Shutdown Stops MAVEN Work; Threatens NASA Mars Launch!

The upcoming Nov. 18 blastoff of NASA’s new MAVEN Mars orbiter is threatened by today’s US Federal Government shutdown. Launch…

11 years ago

Opportunity Scaling Solander Mountain Searching for Science and Sun

Opportunity starts scaling Solander Point - her 1st mountain climbing goal See the tilted terrain and rover tracks in this…

11 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – September 27, 2013: Buran, Comet ISON, Water on Mars

Is it Friday already? Then it's time for another Weekly Space Hangout. Join a team of dedicated space journalists to…

11 years ago

Curiosity Discovers Patch of Pebbles Formed by Flowing Martian Water on Mount Sharp Trek

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered a new patch of pebbles formed and rounded eons ago by flowing liquid water on…

11 years ago

Feast Your Mind on This: Strange “Brain Terrain” on Mars

It doesn't take much thought to understand why this landscape on Mars is called "brain terrain" -- the swirling lobes…

11 years ago

How to See the Historic Antares/Cygnus Launch to Space Station on Sept. 18

Top of the Rock - New York City Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft approximate launch trajectory view as should…

11 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 6, 2013: LADEE Launch, Chris Kraft, Life From Mars, SpaceShipTwo and More

We missed a week, but now we're back with the Weekly Space Hangout... back with a vengeance, with a full…

11 years ago

Where’s the Best Place To Drill for History on Mars?

Where’s the best place to drill baby, drill on Mars – and not for oil but digging into Mars’ past?…

11 years ago

Historic Sept. 6 Virginia Moon Shot Heralds Revolutionary New Paradigm for Fundamental Science Query- NASA Director Interview

In an exclusive new interview with Universe Today, NASA’s Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden was “very excited” to discuss…

11 years ago