Mars
Apollo 12 anniversary celebrated at Martian Crater as Opportunity blazes ahead
[/caption] NASA recently celebrated the anniversary of the historic Apollo 12 lunar landing mission with another history making craft -…
Rock Bridge on Mars
[/caption] The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took an image of a thin channel, and a portion of…
The Dark Dunes of Mars
I just got lost on Mars. I saw this intriguing image, above, on the HiRISE camera website, and ended up…
Ancient Hot Springs Spotted on Mars
[/caption] Evidence of a past “hot spring” environment on Mars has shown up in images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.…
Carbon Dioxide — Not Water — Creating Gullies on Mars, New Study Says
[/caption] Intriguing images of brand new, fresh gullies on Mars has most of us thinking of one thing: water. But…
New Water-Related Discovery from Hibernating Spirit Rover
[/caption] She may be down, but she’s not out – out of the discovery department, anyway. Data from the Spirit…
Underground Acquifers Fed Long-Lived Oceans, Lakes on Ancient Mars
[/caption] Images from the spacecraft orbiting Mars seem to indicate the Red Planet may once have had oceans and lakes,…
Habitable Environments Could Exist Underground on Mars
[/caption] Data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests that there could be habitable environments underground on Mars – in the…
Melas Chasma: The Deepest Abyss on Mars
[/caption] Melas Chasma is part of the huge Valles Marineris that cuts into the middle of Mars surface, making it…
Could a Human Mars Mission Be Funded Commercially?
[/caption] What will it take to actually get humans to Mars? The best answer is probably money. The right amount…