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Finding Phobos: Discovery of a Martian Moon
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JPL’s ‘Muscle Car’ – MSL – Takes Center Stage
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is experiencing what could be dubbed a “summer of planetary exploration.” With the Juno…
Opportunity Snaps Gorgeous Vistas nearing the Foothills of Giant Endeavour Crater
[/caption] The epic multi-year trek of NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover to the gigantic Endeavour crater is nearly complete as the…
New Evidence for Flowing Water on Mars
[/caption] In a news conference today, NASA announced discoveries that provide additional evidence of seasonal water flows on Mars. Using…
30-Year-Old 3-D Movie Made from Viking Data Gets New Life
Back in 1979, scientists at Stanford University created a 3-D movie from images sent back by the Viking landers on…
Celebrating the Spirit Rover
Last week scientists, engineers and others who work on the Mars Exploration Rover mission paid tribute to the Spirit rover…
Mars Science Lab Rover Will Land in Gale Crater
[/caption] It's official: the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, will be landing Gale Crater on Mars. Scientists announced the final…
Zubrin Claims VASIMR is a Hoax
[/caption] A next-generation plasma rocket being developed by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz called the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma…
Landing Site for Next Mars Rover Narrowed to Two
[/caption] Although a rumor came out about a week and a half ago that Gale Crater was the scientists’ preferred…
The Question of Life on Mars Still Intrigues Us
QUEST on KQED Public Media. Is there -- or was there ever -- life on Mars? And will we ever…