Mars
Latest Panoramic View from Mars Rover
What’s a Mars rover to do when there’s not enough power to rove? Take pictures. LOTS of pictures! This wonderful…
Integrating New Concepts for Entry, Descent and Landing for Future Human Missions to Mars
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. One…
New “Flying Tea Kettle” Could Get Us To Mars in Weeks, Not Months
At 54.6 million km away at its closest, the fastest travel to Mars from Earth using current technology (and no…
NASA Holding Big Events for Curiosity Rover Landing; Register for Chance to Attend
It’s a big rover, so nothing but a big event is appropriate. NASA is going to hold the first-ever multi-center…
Mars Has Watery Insides, Just Like Earth
Researchers from the Carnegie Institution have found that water is present in surprisingly Earthlike amounts within Mars' mantle, based on…
Organics Found in Mars Meteorites, But Nothing Biological
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. The…
Dang, These Features on Mars are Groovy!
[/caption] The term ‘yardangs’ almost sounds like a fictional word from a Barsoomian tale of creatures living on Mars. However,…
Mars Rover Drivers Inspired by Ray Bradbury
Two of the drivers of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Ashley Stroupe and Scott Maxwell, were fortunate to host a very…
Humans on Mars by 2023?
Reality TV goes to Mars! Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp is leading a group visionaries and businesspeople who want to send…