NASA Manages to Restart the MAVEN Mars Mission Despite the US Shutdown

NASA Manages to Restart the MAVEN Mars Mission Despite the US Shutdown

The MAVEN probe is set to launch later in the year

Mars Supervolcanoes Ripped Holes into the Early Planet

Mars Supervolcanoes Ripped Holes into the Early Planet

Mars' landscape may have been heavily shaped by these supervolcanoes

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 27th, 2013
There Is Water in Mars' Soil, Curiosity Finds

There Is Water in Mars' Soil, Curiosity Finds

Some two pints of liquid water can be found in each cubic foot of Martian soil

Rock Found on Mars Is Surprisingly Earth-like, Scientists Say

Rock Found on Mars Is Surprisingly Earth-like, Scientists Say

The Curiosity rover found this rock a few weeks after landing on the Red Planet

Glaciers on Mars Look like Brains – Space Photo

Glaciers on Mars Look like Brains – Space Photo

There's still a lot we don't know about the glaciers

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 19th, 2013
Life on Earth Will Be Possible for at Least 1.75 Billion Years More

Life on Earth Will Be Possible for at Least 1.75 Billion Years More

The Sun will be the one to end life on our planet, researchers say

There's No Methane-Producing Life on Mars, Curiosity Concludes

There's No Methane-Producing Life on Mars, Curiosity Concludes

NASA scientists have been unable to find any trace of methane in the Martian atmosphere

Valentina Tereshkova, First Woman in Space, Wants One-Way Ticket to Mars

Valentina Tereshkova, First Woman in Space, Wants One-Way Ticket to Mars

Although she is 76, Tereshkova wants to go on a final trip to outer space

Curiosity Is a Fifth of the Way to Mount Sharp, Hits First Landmark Waypoint

Curiosity Is a Fifth of the Way to Mount Sharp, Hits First Landmark Waypoint

The rover will spend a couple of days analyzing the Darwin rock formation

Watch a Martian Solar Eclipse as Seen by Curiosity

Watch a Martian Solar Eclipse as Seen by Curiosity

The rover captured a lunar eclipse earlier this month

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 29th, 2013
Life on Earth Originates on Mars, New Evidence Suggests

Life on Earth Originates on Mars, New Evidence Suggests

Martian meteorite brought life to our planet, Professor Steven Benner argues

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • August 28th, 2013
Curiosity Makes Her First Autonomous Drive

Curiosity Makes Her First Autonomous Drive

The rover was left to fend for herself over an area that had not been scouted ahead

Curiosity Passes the 2-Kilometer (1.25-Mile) Mark on Her Way to the Martian Mt. Sharp

Curiosity Passes the 2-Kilometer (1.25-Mile) Mark on Her Way to the Martian Mt. Sharp

She's also doing science, analyzing samples on the go

The Opportunity Rover Is Ready to Weather Out the Martian Winter

The Opportunity Rover Is Ready to Weather Out the Martian Winter

It's now positioned on a slope, which will allow it to get more sunlight

100,000 People Sign Up for One-Way Death Trip to Mars

100,000 People Sign Up for One-Way Death Trip to Mars

Despite the fact that there's no ship, no plan and no money

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 9th, 2013
Mock Mars Mission Is Nearing Its End

Mock Mars Mission Is Nearing Its End

The 120-day-long mission was carried out in Hawaii, will end this coming August 13

NASA Is Using Ubuntu to Control the Curiosity Rover

NASA Is Using Ubuntu to Control the Curiosity Rover

The SAM chemistry lab aboard the rover is controlled by an Ubuntu operating system

 
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