Mars
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NASA to Mars-Bound Rover: We'll Fix Your Glitch
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:51 AM ET | 0
Did the "Mars Curse" try to knock out NASA's flagship rover mission to the Red Planet? Read more
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Alien Technology Found on Mars -- Ours!
Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:33 AM ET | 0
Look! Down on the ground. See that small speck at the lower left corner on this picture of Mars? It's alien technology... Read more
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Programming Error Doomed Russian Mars Probe
Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Feb 7, 2012 02:25 AM ET | 0
A computer programming error doomed Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars spacecraft, a government board investigating the accident has determined. Read more
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Martian 'Avalanche' Caught on Camera: Big Pic
Posted Mon Feb 6, 2012 01:46 PM ET | 0
Thawing ice on Martian polar cliffs can create avalanches of frost... and the HiRISE camera catches one in action! Read more
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Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Feb 6, 2012 12:36 PM ET | 0
NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams. Read more
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A Sublime Springtime for Martian Dunes: Big Pic
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 06:45 PM ET | 0
When northern spring warms subsurface ice on Mars, dry ice eruptions paint the red dunes black. Read more
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SpaceX Test Fires Awesome New Rocket
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Feb 2, 2012 01:58 AM ET | 0
The private spaceflight company has test fired a new rocket that will be used to rescue launching astronauts during an emergency and propulsively land on planetary bodies. Read more
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Cosmic Rays Probably Killed Russian Mars Probe
Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Jan 31, 2012 02:54 PM ET | 0
Forget the conspiracy theories, it was actually the universe that conspired against Phobos-Grunt, knocking out its onboard electronics with high-energy particles. Read more
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Mars-bound Rover Feels Wrath of Sun's Radiation
Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Jan 30, 2012 04:52 PM ET | 0
Last week, as the sun crackled with flare activity and launched a succession of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), it wasn't only Earth that felt the sun's wrath. Read more
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Search Continues for Lost Mars Lander Beagle 2
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Jan 20, 2012 03:22 AM ET | 0
A new hi-res photo has been beamed back from Mars -- will the wreckage of the failed 2003 British mission to Mars be found? Read more
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Rocks Found in Morocco Came From Mars
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM ET | 0
Scientists pining for a sample return from Mars have a consolation prize -- rocks recently found in Morocco are freshly arrived bits from our neighbor planet. Read more
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Weirdest Mars Craters: Photos
Posted Fri Dec 30, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0
Mars has its fair share of craters -- but which ones are just plain weird looking? Read more
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Christmas Solar Eruption to Hit Earth and Mars
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:41 PM ET | 0
It's coming right at us! But don't worry, it shouldn't hurt too much when the coronal mass ejection (CME) hits. Read more
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Take a Christmas Tour of the Solar System
Posted by Mark Thompson Sun Dec 25, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0
If Christmas Day has clear skies, you may be able to spot Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Mercury in the night sky. Read more
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Failed Russian Spacecraft Headed Back to Earth
Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Dec 19, 2011 02:20 PM ET | 0
Phobos-Grunt, Russia's ambitious Mars probe, remains stranded in Earth orbit after a botched launch in November. It will plunge back into the atmosphere between Jan. 6 and Jan. 19, 2012. Read more
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