- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 18th, 2014
New Telescope Gets Ready to Find Its First Exoplanets
The installation achieved first light just earlier this month
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 17th, 2014
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
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
The landscape feature may have been carved by flowing liquids
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 14th, 2014
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
The spacecraft has been studying Mars for nearly 9 years
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 8th, 2014
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
Water covered the massive plains of the northern hemisphere
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 11th, 2014
Mars May Still Have Liquid Water
Seasonal landscape feature indicate this is a possibility
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 3rd, 2014
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
Spacecraft on and around the planet will monitor the event
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 20th, 2014
Weird Sand Dunes Seen on Mars – Photo
The images were collected by a long-lived NASA spacecraft
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 10th, 2014
Mars Orbiter Images Curiosity Inside Gale Crater
The probe features a camera capable of impressive resolution
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 12th, 2013
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
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
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
New minerals were discovered atop ancient volcanoes