Mars

Bulls-Eye on Mars and, Apparently, an Industrial Complex

[/caption] Here's some doses of coolness and craziness for your Friday. This top image is one of the latest from…

14 years ago

Opportunity Rover Captures Her First Dust Devil on Mars

[/caption] The Opportunity rover has captured an image of a dust devil, and surprisingly, this is the first one ever…

14 years ago

Extreme Close-Up of the Face on Mars

Here's a picture you probably won't see in the tabloid racks while waiting in line at the grocery store. This…

14 years ago

Curiosity Rover Takes First Test Drive

Even though there were no wheelies or skid marks, it was an exciting day for the teams working on the…

14 years ago

Best Reality TV Ever: Camera Will Take Video of Next Mars Rover Landing

[/caption] Now THIS is what I call "must-see TV!" A camera on the next Mars Rover -- MSL, also known…

14 years ago

Wind Gust Gives Opportunity Rover a Power Boost

[/caption] Either some little Martians came by and gave the Opportunity rover a quick once-over cleaning, or a recent gust…

14 years ago

Curiosity Gets Her Wheels

She's a rover with places to go and things to do, so one of the main components of NASA's next…

14 years ago

Opportunity Rover Able to See More Detail of Endeavour Crater

[/caption] From a JPL press release: Mars rover team members have begun informally naming features around the rim of Endeavour…

14 years ago

Evidence for Past Water on Mars Keeps Flowing, This Time from Glaciers

[/caption] No sooner do we post one article about water on Mars when it's time for another. Planetary scientists have…

14 years ago

Water Was Widespread Across Early Mars, But No Oceans

By looking at the mineralogy deep inside craters on Mars' northern plains and comparing it to the makeup of regions…

14 years ago