The First Billion-Pixel Image of Mars
A billion-pixel view from the surface of Mars, from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, offers armchair explorers a way to examine one part of the Red Planet…
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ESA ExoMars Mission Set to Complete Construction and Launch in 2016
The ESA’s mission to Mars in 2016 has entered the final stage of construction with the signature of a contract today with Thales Alenia Space at…
Read the articleStrange Thermal Rhythm in Martian Atmosphere Due to Water-Ice Clouds
Researchers using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found that temperatures in the Martian atmosphere regularly rise and fall not just once each day, but twice. “We…
Read the articleDry Ice Snowboarding Down Sand Dunes on Mars?
NASA research indicates hunks of frozen carbon dioxide – dry ice – may glide down some Martian sand dunes on cushions of gas similar to miniature…
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NASA News Conference on Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
NASA held a media teleconference on Friday, June 7, to provide an update about the long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The 10th anniversary of this rover’s…
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Dramatic Flood Events on Mars
This mosaic, which features the spectacular Kasei Valles, comprises 67 images taken with the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. The mosaic spans 987…
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Mars Curiosity Rover to Take Long Drive to New Area of Interest
The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity was used to check the composition of gray tailings from the hole in rock target…
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Radiation Measured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover Has Implications for Future Manned Missions to Mars
This set of artist’s concepts shows NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory cruise capsule and NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which is being built now at NASA’s Johnson Space Center…
Read the articleOpportunity Mars Rover to Study Wet Ancient Environment Possibly Favorable for Life
The pale rock in the upper center of this image, about the size of a human forearm, includes a target called “Esperance,” which was inspected by…
Read the articleDo You Know How Long It Takes to Get to Mars?
More ignorance about space exploration and astronomy. People in the European Union were asked a simple question: How long does it take to get to Mars?…
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