• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 18th, 2014
New Telescope Gets Ready to Find Its First Exoplanets

New Telescope Gets Ready to Find Its First Exoplanets

The installation achieved first light just earlier this month

MRO Spots Curiosity from Martian Orbit

MRO Spots Curiosity from Martian Orbit

Tracks left behind by the rover are clearly visible from space

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 14th, 2014
Mars May Have Never Supported Liquid Water

Mars May Have Never Supported Liquid Water

Its atmosphere was never thick enough to keep the planet warm

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 20th, 2014
Newly-Formed Gully Channel Detected on Mars

Newly-Formed Gully Channel Detected on Mars

The landscape feature may have been carved by flowing liquids

MRO Returns to Full Functionality Following Recent Glitch

MRO Returns to Full Functionality Following Recent Glitch

The orbiter resumes science and data relay operations around Mars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 11th, 2014
MRO Put in Safe Mode by Main Computer Glitch

MRO Put in Safe Mode by Main Computer Glitch

The spacecraft has been studying Mars for nearly 9 years

MRO Sees Martian Sand Dunes Shedding Their Dry Ice

MRO Sees Martian Sand Dunes Shedding Their Dry Ice

These landscape features exhibit seasonal frost cover variations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 18th, 2014
Ancient Ocean Covered One Third of Mars

Ancient Ocean Covered One Third of Mars

Water covered the massive plains of the northern hemisphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2014
Mars May Still Have Liquid Water

Mars May Still Have Liquid Water

Seasonal landscape feature indicate this is a possibility

MRO Sees Recurring Slope Lineae on Mars

MRO Sees Recurring Slope Lineae on Mars

These structures may be indicative of a watery past

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2014
Comet to Flyby Close to Mars This Spring

Comet to Flyby Close to Mars This Spring

Spacecraft on and around the planet will monitor the event

Weird Sand Dunes Seen on Mars – Photo

Weird Sand Dunes Seen on Mars – Photo

The images were collected by a long-lived NASA spacecraft

Mars Orbiter Images Curiosity Inside Gale Crater

Mars Orbiter Images Curiosity Inside Gale Crater

The probe features a camera capable of impressive resolution

Mysterious Mounds Identified on Martian Surface

Mysterious Mounds Identified on Martian Surface

Geologists are still puzzled about how these structures developed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 11th, 2013
Mars' Water Cycle Is Surprisingly Active

Mars' Water Cycle Is Surprisingly Active

New data from an NASA orbiter reveal possible signs of salty water

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2013
New NASA Orbiter Launches for the Red Planet

New NASA Orbiter Launches for the Red Planet

The spacecraft took off without incident on November 18

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2013
Mars' Geology Found to Be More Complex than First Thought

Mars' Geology Found to Be More Complex than First Thought

New minerals were discovered atop ancient volcanoes

 
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