Mars
Valuable Space Rock Crashes Into Oslo Cabin
[/caption] A family in Oslo got a surprise when they visited their allotment garden cabin for the first time this…
Huge Dust Devil on Mars Captured in Action
[/caption] Mars orbiters, rovers and landers have all captured devils in action before. But this latest shot is a whopper…
Dawn gets Big Science Boost at Best Vesta Mapping Altitude
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn mission is getting a whopping boost in science observing time at the closest orbit around Asteroid Vesta…
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NASAs Proposed ‘InSight’ Lander would Peer to the Center of Mars in 2016
[/caption] A Phoenix-like lander that would mine the deepest hole yet into Mars- to a depth of 5 meters -…
Salty Soil on Mars Could Be Slurping Water from the Atmosphere
[/caption] It happens every summer in humid air: the salt in your salt shaker clumps together as the salt draws…
Today’s Martian Weather: Partly Cloudy
[/caption] Changing seasons in Mars' northern hemisphere brings a change in the weather, and the clouds have rolled in to…
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A Penny for your Curiosity on Mars
[/caption] NASA’s huge Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is carrying a vintage Lincoln penny along for the long interplanetary…
Curiosity Rover Acting as Stunt Double for Humans
En route to the Red Planet, Mars rover Curiosity has experienced the strongest solar radiation storm since 2005. No need…
Gallery: Bizarre Dunes on Mars
[/caption] Say the word "dunes" and the image that likely comes to mind is the sort of features you'd see…