Mars
Curiosity’s “Bootprint” on Mars
Looking very similar to the iconic first footprint on the Moon from the Apollo 11 landing, this new raw image…
A River Ran Through It: Why Do They Think There Was Once Water on Mars?
Why is everyone so excited about these dusty Mars rocks? This week's big news was the announcement of evidence for…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 27, 2012
This was an action-packed episode of the Weekly Space Hangout. Lots of stories, very little time. Super Comet or Super…
Curiosity Finds Evidence of An Ancient Streambed on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover found evidence for an ancient, flowing stream on Mars at a few sites, including the rock outcrop…
The Dust “Windshield Wiper” That Didn’t Go to Mars
A device that works as a windshield wiper to eliminate Mars dust from the sensors on Mars spacecraft. Credit: UC3M…
A Crescent Moon in the Martian Sky
Mars' moon Phobos is captured in a daytime image by Curiosity (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) A raw image taken on September 21 by…
Finding Life in All the Unlikely, Unexpected Places
Just one of several weather stations set up at Chott El Jerid, a Tunisian saltpan, measuring temperature, humidity, ultraviolet radiation,…
Astrophoto: A Year of Mars Observations by Efrain Morales
Mars from July, 2011 to June 2012. Credit: Efrain Morales, Jaicoa Observatory Superman has nothing on this big "S" created…
Curiosity Shows Off Its Credentials
Plaque on the exterior of Mars Science Laboratory, aka "Curiosity" (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) Curiosity drops a few rather big names in recent…
Curiosity Captures a Martian Eclipse
Yes, Mars gets eclipses too! This brief animation, made from ten raw subframe images acquired with Curiosity's Mastcam on September…