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One Moment, Two Worlds
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| Topic: Mars |
05/14/10 |
| Summary: NASA's Opportunity rover on Mars recently participated in a public photography project called 'A Moment in Time.' On May 2 at 15:00 UTC, people all around the world took a photograph to show the variety of life on our world. Opportunity joined in, adding a moment in time from the surface of Mars. |
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Why Astrobiologists Love Don Juan Pond
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| Topic: Mars |
05/01/10 |
| Summary: A beautiful salty pool in Antarctica's Dry Valleys is teaching scientists about the potential for life in brine pools on ancient Mars. The study also reveals a previously unreported mechanism for producing an important greenhouse gas - nitrous oxide - in Antarctic habitats. |
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A Learning Opportunity
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| Topic: Mars |
03/26/10 |
| Summary: While examining a relatively new crater on Mars, NASA's Opportunity rover has discovered rocks coated with a strange material that may have been formed through a process involving water. New software is also helping Opportunity gather more science data by allowing the rover to choose its own research targets autonomously. |
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Mars 'River Channels' Made by Lava?
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| Topic: Mars |
03/06/10 |
| Summary: New data indicates that at least one of the meandering channels on the surface of Mars was formed by flowing lava rather than liquid water. The study could help astrobiologists determine the likelihood of finding signs of past or present life on Mars. |
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Phobos Flyby
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| Topic: Mars |
02/17/10 |
| Summary: ESA's Mars Express has begun a series of flybys of Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. New data from Phobos will help scientists understand how the moon was formed. |
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Detecting Our Martian Cousins
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| Topic: Mars |
02/15/10 |
| Summary: The possibility that life was shared between Earth and Mars could be tested with a DNA analyzer. One research team has built a prototype and plans field tests on a South American volcano. |
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Spirit's Solar Panels Stuck Towards Southern Sky
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| Topic: Mars |
02/13/10 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, has now parked for the winter on Mars. However, the rover's position has its solar panels pointed away from the Sun. If the rover can not get enough sunlight, it will be forced to go into hibernation. |
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Crater Layers Like Pages in a Martian History Book
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| Topic: Mars |
02/12/10 |
| Summary: Exposed rock layers near the center of a crater on Mars reveal a record of major environmental change on the red planet. This record of Mars' history could help astrobiologists understand whether or not habitable environments once existed on Mars. |
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IceBite Blog: Saying Farewell to a Frozen World
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| Topic: Mars |
02/01/10 |
| Summary: NASA´s IceBite team are studying one of the few spots on Earth where the terrain resembles that of the Phoenix landing site on Mars. The place: a mile above sea level in Antarctica´s Dry Valleys. The goal: to test ice-penetrating drills for future Mars missions. Click 'Ask a Scientist' to ask the science team questions. |
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Pick a Pixel on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
01/29/10 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now taking suggestions from the public on which sights to photograph on the martian surface. MRO has returned an immense amount of data for astrobiologists trying to understand the past habitability of Mars, and now members of the public have a chance to participate in further exploration of the red planet. |
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