Mars

Incredible 3-D View Inside a Martian Crater

[/caption] This is why I always keep a pair of 3-D glasses by my computer. This well-preserved crater on Mars…

13 years ago

Russia To Try Again For Phobos-Grunt?

[/caption] Russia says "eish odin ras"* for its Mars moon lander mission, according to Roscomos chief Vladimir Popovkin. If the European…

13 years ago

‘Oceanus Borealis’ – Mars Express Finds New Evidence for Ancient Ocean on Mars

[/caption] For a long time now, evidence has continued to indicate that Mars was once a water world - near-surface…

13 years ago

Large Amounts of Water Ice Found Underground on Mars

[/caption] Many models predict that water ice shouldn't be stable on Mars today, anywhere beyond the poles, no matter how…

13 years ago

Does Water Ice Lurk Beneath the Poles of Vesta ?

[/caption] The mysterious asteroid Vesta may well have more surprises in store. Despite past observations that Vesta would be nearly…

13 years ago

NASA’s Resilient Rover Opportunity Begins Year 9 On Mars with Audacious Science Ahead

[/caption] Today, the resilient Opportunity robot begins her 9th year roving around beautifully Earth-like Martian terrain where potentially life sustaining…

13 years ago

Few Details in ESA’s Report on Phobos-Grunt Re-Entry

[/caption] A week and a half after the re-entry of Russia’s Phobos–Grunt probe, experts have now made an official statement…

13 years ago

8 Years on Mars: Downloadable Rover Poster

8 years ago today, January 24, the Opportunity rover landed on Mars. In what has become a tradition, Stu Atkinson…

13 years ago

Opportunity arrives at Greeley Haven – 5th Winter Haven Worksite on Mars

[/caption] NASA’s seemingly indestructible Opportunity rover has arrived at the breathtaking location where she’ll be working through her unfathomable 5th…

13 years ago