Mars

MOM’s Last Night on Earth; Midnight Marvel for India’s Mars Mission – Live Webcast

It’ s a Mind-Blowing Midnight Marvel ! India's fueled PSLV rocket and Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) await Nov. 5 blastoff…

11 years ago

Countdown Commences for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)

The countdown has commenced and the excitement is building for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) - which will conduct a…

11 years ago

Stunning New Flyover Video: Volcanoes, Canyons and Craters of Mars

Go from the highest volcano to the deepest canyon on Mars in this great new complication video from images taken…

11 years ago

NASA’s Resilient Opportunity Rover Starts Martian Mountaineering

Opportunity starts Martian Mountaineering NASA’s Opportunity rover captured this southward uphill panoramic mosaic on Oct. 21, 2013 (Sol 3463) after…

11 years ago

Why is Mars Red?

Another name for Mars is the Red Planet, and if you’ve ever seen it in the sky when the planet…

11 years ago

India’s First Mars Mission Set to Blast off Seeking Methane Signature

India is gearing up for its first ever space undertaking to the Red Planet - dubbed the Mars Orbiter Mission,…

11 years ago

NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter granted ‘Emergency Exemption’ to Resume Processing during Government Shutdown

Technicians resumed spacecraft preparations for NASA’s MAVEN orbiter today (Oct. 3) aimed towards meeting the hoped for Nov. 18 launch…

11 years ago

This is Comet ISON Seen From Mars

It's not much to look at, but there it is: the incoming comet ISON (aka C/2012 S1) as seen by the…

11 years ago

Comet ISON and Mars Imaged Together During Close Approach

Comet ISON made its closest approach to Mars yesterday (October 1, 2013) at a distance of 10.5 million km (6.5…

11 years ago