Mars

Meteorite Confirms 2 Billion Years of Volcanic Activity on Mars

A Martian meteorite that landed in Africa in 2012 has confirmed that Martian volcanic activity lasted 3 billion years or…

8 years ago

Get Away From It All with these Amazing DTM Views of Mars

By day, Kevin Gill is a software engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But on nights and weekends he takes…

8 years ago

Outstanding Opportunity Rover Making ‘Amazing New Discoveries’ 13 Years After Mars Touchdown – Scientist Tells UT

NASA’s truly outstanding Opportunity rover continues “making new discoveries about ancient Mars” as she commemorates 13 Years since bouncing to…

8 years ago

Carl Sagan’s Theory Of Early Mars Warming Gets New Attention

Carl Sagan hit on the idea 40 years ago. Now, a team of scientists have discovered that a trifecta of…

8 years ago

Some Earth Life is Ready to Live on Mars, Right Now

A new study from a team of researchers from the University of Arkansas shows that certain types of microorganisms could…

8 years ago

Mars Curiosity Rolls Up to Potential New Meteorite

NASA's Curiosity Rover is turning into an able meteorite hunter with a shiny new find just this past week.

8 years ago

Could We Marsiform Ourselves?

Changing another world to support Earth life is called terraforming. But maybe it's a better idea to just change Earth…

8 years ago

Martian Spacecraft Spies Earth and the Moon

The incredible HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter turned its eyes away from its usual target – Mars’…

8 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – January 6, 2017: Abigail “Astronaut Abby” Harrison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA1TsL0R1Ns Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: This week's guest is Abigail "Astronaut Abby" Harrison. Abigail is the founder of…

8 years ago

Opportunity Celebrates Christmas/New Year on Mars Marching to Ancient Water Carved Gully

On the brink of 4600 Sols of a profoundly impactful life, NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover celebrates the Christmas/New Year’s…

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