Martian Jelly Donut Riddle Solved
Researchers have determined the now-infamous Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut, dubbed Pinnacle Island, is a piece of a larger rock broken and moved by the…
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Counting Down to a Flyby of Pluto
When NASA’s New Horizons mission was launched, Pluto was still considered one of the nine planets in our solar system. It has since been reclassified as…
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GAIA Arrives at the L2 Point
With a final, modest, thruster burn yesterday afternoon, ESA’s billion-star surveyor finalised its entry into orbit around ‘L2’, a virtual point far out in space. But…
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Probing the Weather on Brown Dwarfs
Swirling, stormy clouds may be ever-present on cool celestial orbs called brown dwarfs. New observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that most brown dwarfs are…
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Will a Private Mission Put People on Mars by 2025?
Mars One is an elaborate marketing event, potential reality show, and a probably-unlikely-to-actually-happen mission to Mars starting in 2018 with an unmanned mission to the planet.…
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Groovy Martian Moon
The innermost moon of Mars, Phobos, is seen here in full 360 degree glory. The images were taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on…
Read the articleMRO Reveals Mars to Be More Dynamic Than Originally Thought
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed to scientists slender dark markings — possibly due to salty water – that advance seasonally down slopes surprisingly close to…
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Curiosity Rover Aids Plans for Future Robotic and Human Mars Missions
NASA’s Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars’ past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions. In a little…
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NASA’s MAVEN Mission on Its Way to Study Mars Atmosphere
A NASA mission that will investigate how Mars lost its atmosphere and abundant liquid water launched into space at 1:28 p.m. EST Monday from Cape Canaveral…
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ESA ExoMars Lander Gets Its Name: Schiaparelli
The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named ‘Schiaparelli’ in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni…
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