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InSight for Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
08/22/12 |
| Summary: NASA has selected a new mission to Mars. InSight will place instruments on the martian surface to investigate whether the core of Mars is solid or liquid, and will provide new information about how terrestrial planets form and evolve. |
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Curiosity's Laser Zaps Its First Martian Rock
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| Topic: Mars |
08/21/12 |
| Summary: Curiosity has fired its laser for the first time on Mars. The Chemistry and Camera instrument was used to study a fist-size rock called "Coronation." |
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Destination Glenelg
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| Topic: Mars |
08/19/12 |
| Summary: The scientists and engineers of NASA's Curiosity rover mission have selected the first destination for their one-ton, six-wheeled mobile Mars laboratory. |
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Curious Humor
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| Topic: Mars |
08/19/12 |
| Summary: With the incredible landing of a new rover on Mars, NASA has sparked the 'curiosity' of Earth's public - as well as their sense of humor. |
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First Photos from Curiosity's ChemCam
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| Topic: Mars |
08/18/12 |
| Summary: The Curiosity rover has returned the first images from its the remote micro imager on the ChemCam instrument. Now, scientists have selected the first target for ChemCam's rock-zapping laser will be fired in the near future. |
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Looking over Curiosity's Landscape
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| Topic: Mars |
08/15/12 |
| Summary: The Curiosity rover has completed a 'brain transplant,' transitioning to new software for Mars surface operations. The new software was uploaded to the rover's memory during the flight from Earth, and adds new capabilities that will help Curiosity explore the surface of Mars. |
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Curiosity's Color Panorama
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| Topic: Mars |
08/12/12 |
| Summary: The first images from Curiosity's color Mast Camera, or Mastcam, have been received. The images provide the first color, horizon-to-horizon glimpse of Gale Crater. |
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Plate Tectonics on Mars?
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| Topic: Mars |
08/11/12 |
| Summary: Previously, many scientists though that Earth was the only planet in our solar system with tectonic plates. New research now shows that the geological phenomenon may also be present on Mars. |
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