May 11 Dunes on Mars resemble Starfleet logos By Annie Sneed, Scientific American The resemblance is uncanny, but no, these aren't Starfleet logos emblazoned on planet Vulcan. Perhaps fittingly, though, this nasa Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows a section of an active dune field on Mars. Strong winds blowing in a single direction… Continue reading
Mar 27 Comet ‘Siding Spring’ will make close approach to Mars By Justin Scuiletti Comet C/2013 A1 will be making a trip through Mars’ neighborhood in October. The comet, also called Siding Spring, will be knocking on the Red Planet’s door, in the astronomical sense, as it passes by Mars at a distance of… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch New Discoveries From NASA’s ‘Curiosity’ Rover’s Mission to Mars New Discoveries From NASA's 'Curiosity' Rover's Mission to Mars… Continue watching
Aug 15 Mars Curiosity Rover Gets ‘Brain Transplant,’ Prepares for Mountain Trek By Jenny Marder NASA's intrepid Mars rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354 million miles, blasted through the Mars atmosphere, deployed a supersonic parachute, unfurled a giant sky crane and touched down gently on… Continue reading
Aug 15 Mars Revealed by Intrepid New Rover By Jenny Marder NASA's intrepid Mars Rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354-million miles, deployed a supersonic parachute and sky crane and landed on the surface of Mars. And while it undergoes equipment checks, it's been… Continue reading
Aug 05 Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Surface of Mars After a 354 million-mile journey, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory and its rover Curiosity succeeded in a risky, sophisticated landing on the surface of Mars, and began beaming back photos of its own shadow against the soil of its… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch Mission to Mars: Anticipating NASA Rover ‘Curiosity’ Touchdown Mission to Mars: Anticipating NASA Rover 'Curiosity' Touchdown… Continue watching
Aug 02 Robots and Rovers and Mars Revisited By News Desk With the youngest and most ambitious Mars rover yet zipping toward its final destination, we thought it appropriate to pause and take a look back at Curiosity's new home and robot brethren. Continue reading
May 03 Watch SpaceX Boldly Looks to Blast ‘Millions of People to Mars’ With the space shuttle era now over and U.S. space flight on the verge of going private for the near future, the company behind the so-called SpaceX project has ambitious plans to make space flight cheaper for cargo and for… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Curiosity Rover Prepped to Begin 300 Million-Mile Journey to Mars Hari caught up Richard Cook of Mars Science Laboratory to discuss the upcoming launch. Continue watching