Mars
News Archive on Mars Exploration, Mars Terraforming, Martian Atmosphere Dust Liquid water Methane, Martian mineralogy, Red Planet Rover Mission, ExoMars, Moons Phobos Deimos, Water on Mars, InSight lander and MarCO CubeSats.
Our news archives includes Mars missions such as Mars Mariner program Rovers, Odyssey, Pathfinder, Reconnaissance Orbiter, Viking program.
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Jul 26, 2016New observations from data collected by the 2001: Mars Odyssey suggests that iron sulfates may play a major role in hydrating martian soil. -
Jul 4, 2016Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on Earth, and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere today provides new clues about the atmosphere's history. -
Jun 30, 2016Chemicals found in Martian rocks by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now. -
Jun 28, 2016NASA is weighing using the Curiosity Mars rover to capture images of dark streaks present on some higher slopes of Mount Sharp that may be potential water sites. -
Jun 23, 2016Scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars, a finding that may alter our understanding of how the planet evolved. -
Jun 16, 2016"Marathon Valley," slicing through a large crater's rim on Mars, has provided fruitful research targets for NASA's Opportunity rover since July 2015, but the rover may soon move on. -
Jun 11, 2016After decades of research to discern seasonal patterns in Martian dust storms from images showing the dust, but the clearest pattern appears to be captured by measuring the temperature of the Red Planet's atmosphere. -
Jun 6, 2016Microbes living deep within water stored underneath the Arabian desert may provide clues about whether methane on Mars signals the presence of life. -
May 29, 2016Scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet's north polar ice cap. -
May 27, 2016New evidence for widespread buried deposits of iron- and calcium-rich Martian carbonates suggests a wetter past for the Red Planet.
