Mars
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…
Best Class Project Ever: 7th Graders Find a Cave on Mars
[/caption] Tip number one on "How to impress your classmates:" Find a mysterious cave on Mars. A group of 16…
Video Tour of the Mars500 Habitat
Mars500 participant Diego Urbina (follow him on Twitter at @diegou) provides a tour inside the Mars500 facilities - see how…
Vast Oceans Likely Covered One Third of Mars
[/caption] Like rising waters from a flood, the evidence for past water on Mars --- and large amounts of it…
Get Your Mars (and HiRISE) Fix With Over 600 New Images
[/caption] Mmmm, Mars. And lots of it, too! The team from one of our all-time favorite scientific instruments, the HiRISE…
Ice Caves Possible on Mars
[/caption] New results published in the journal Icarus suggest that caves on Mars may provide future astronauts with more than…
New Mars Maps Show Evidence of Ancient Lakes
[/caption] Was the expansive Hellas Basin on Mars at one time a giant lake? A new geologic mapping project shows…
Mars Gets Autotuned!
You've probably seen "A Glorious Dawn" -- the autotune wonder that allowed Carl Sagan to sing to us. The Symphony…
Crew Embarks on 520-Day Mock Mission to Mars
[/caption] Six men from Europe, Russia and China embarked on a 520-day mock mission to Mars, heading out to a…
Spirit Rover Still Providing New Evidence for Past Water on Mars
[/caption] Even though the Mars Rover Spirit is asleep, a new look at old data from one of her instruments…