Mars : Science World Report

Jul 24, 2013 05:49 PM EDT

Mars Orbiter Takes Picture of Curiosity Rover

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity appears as a bluish dot near the lower right corner of this enhanced-color view from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Jul 23, 2013 04:38 PM EDT

Snow On Mars The Most Likely Reason For Ancient Valley Networks

Researchers at Brown University have shown that some Martian valleys appear to have been caused by runoff from orographic precipitation — moisture carried part of the way up a mountain and deposited on the slopes.

Jul 18, 2013 04:03 PM EDT

Curiosity Mars Rover Passes Kilometer of Driving

The latest drive by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover brought the total distance that the rover has driven on Mars to more than 1 kilometer. One kilometer is about 0.62 mile.

Jul 10, 2013 07:17 PM EDT

Detecting DNA in Space

Researchers, in a step toward analyzing Mars for signs of life, find that gene-sequencing chip can survive space radiation.

Jul 09, 2013 12:01 PM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Hits the Road to Mount Sharp

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is on the road again, continuing its trek across the Red Planet. With drives on July 4 and July 7, the rover departed its last scientists target in the "Glenelg" area and has begun its many-month overland journey to its next destination--Mount Sharp.

Jul 04, 2013 10:33 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Captures Stunning Martian Moonrise (Video)

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been trekking across the Red Planet, collecting crucial data as it drills into rocks and gathers samples. Now, the rover has caught stunning images of one of Mars' two tiny moons climbing high into the sky during a fantastic moonrise.

Jun 20, 2013 08:47 AM EDT

Mars was Oxygen-rich, Wet, Warm and Rusty Billions of Years Ago

Mars has surprised NASA scientists again and again. Now, scientists have found that the Red Planet may have had an oxygen-rich atmosphere about 4,000 million years ago--well before the rise of atmospheric oxygen on Earth about 2,500 million years ago.

Jun 10, 2013 05:46 PM EDT

The Floodwaters of Mars (Picture)

Dramatic flood events carved this impressive channel system on Mars covering 1.55 million square kilometres, shown here in a stunning new mosaic from ESA’s Mars Express.

Jun 08, 2013 08:04 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Discovers New Rock, Revealing Planet's Watery Past

NASA Mars rover Opportunity isn't just on the move, it's also discovered a clay-rich rock that hints to the fact that water existed on the Red Planet in the past.

Jun 04, 2013 03:48 PM EDT

Ten Years at Mars: New Global Views Plot the Planet's History

New global maps of Mars released on the 10th anniversary of the launch of ESA’s Mars Express trace the history of water and volcanic activity on the Red Planet, and identify sites of special interest for the next generation of Mars explorers.

Jun 01, 2013 08:23 AM EDT

Astronauts Impacted by Radiation Hazards on Mars Trek: Cancer Risk Increases in Deep Space

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has confirmed the hazards of space radiation. Sending astronauts to the Red Planet without a properly protected spacecraft could drastically increase their risk of cancer.

May 31, 2013 04:56 PM EDT

Life on Mars: Water-Rock Reaction Could Possibly Sustain Microbial Communities

There may be more evidence for life on Mars. Researchers have discovered that a chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen "food" to sustain microbial communities living in pores and cracks within the enormous volume of rock below the ocean floor and par...