Beagle 2 Lander Found After 11 YearsBeagle 2 Lander Found After 11 Years
<p></p> <p>The UK-led Beagle-2 Mars lander, which hitched a ride on ESA’s Mars Express mission and was lost on Mars since 2003, has been found in images taken by a NASA
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Clues to How Water Helped Shape Martian LandscapeClues to How Water Helped Shape Martian Landscape
<p></p> <p>Observations by NASA’s Curiosity Rover indicate Mars’ Mount Sharp was built by sediments deposited in a large lake bed over tens of millions of years.</p> <p>This interpretation of Curiosity’s finds in
Image of Comet Siding Spring Next to MarsImage of Comet Siding Spring Next to Mars
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2014-45-a-web_print.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>This composite Hubble Space Telescope image (click image for larger view) captures the positions of Comet Siding Spring and Mars in a never-before-seen close passage of
All NASA Mars Orbiters Healthy After Comet Siding Spring FlybyAll NASA Mars Orbiters Healthy After Comet Siding Spring Flyby
<p>All three NASA orbiters around Mars confirmed their healthy status Sunday after each took shelter behind Mars during a period of risk from dust released by a passing comet.</p> <p>Mars Odyssey,
Learn About the Comet Siding Spring Close Encounter With Mars This WeekendLearn About the Comet Siding Spring Close Encounter With Mars This Weekend
<p>This weekend, Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) will make a historically close approach to Mars. Satellites and rovers will get an eye-full as the green comet passes less than 140,000
Mars Express Prepared for Comet Siding Spring Close EncounterMars Express Prepared for Comet Siding Spring Close Encounter
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2014/10/mars_and_comet_siding_spring/14982454-1-eng-GB/Mars_and_comet_Siding_Spring.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>This weekend, Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) will make a historically close approach to Mars. Satellites and rovers will get an eye-full as the green comet
NASA Prepares Its Spacecraft for Mars Comet Encounter on Oct. 19NASA Prepares Its Spacecraft for Mars Comet Encounter on Oct. 19
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p>NASA’s extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, Oct. 19.</p> <p>Comet
MAVEN Returns First ImagesMAVEN Returns First Images
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>After 10-month voyage across more than 400 million miles of empty space, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft reached Mars on Sept. 21st 2014. Less than 8 hours later, the data
NASA to Share Early Results From MAVEN Mars OrbiterNASA to Share Early Results From MAVEN Mars Orbiter
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p>NASA will host a news teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Tuesday, Oct. 14, to announce early science results from its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution
If You Could Hitch a Ride to Mars, What Would You Do?If You Could Hitch a Ride to Mars, What Would You Do?
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>On September 20th, NASA announced the opening of registration for its <strong>Mars Balance Mass Challenge</strong> and the launch of its new website, <strong>NASA Solve</strong>, at the World Maker Faire