Mars : Science World Report

May 31, 2013 06:28 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Discovers Evidence for Ancient Streambed and Flowing Water

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has collected data and evidence that reveals an ancient streambed on Mars. The findings could hint at the possibility of life on the Red Planet in the past.

May 30, 2013 08:01 AM EDT

NASA WISE Mission Discovers New Asteroid Families Between Mars and Jupiter

In the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, families of asteroids spin through space. Now, researchers have used NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) to make some new finds about these objects.

May 28, 2013 11:33 AM EDT

Watch Nine Months of Mars Rover Curiosity's Trek in One Minute (Video)

NASA Mars rover Curiosity has been trekking across the Red Planet since August. Now, you can see almost the entirety of the rover's mission in just over a minute on a time-lapse video.

May 21, 2013 09:19 PM EDT

U.S. Politicians Debate About NASA Options to Prepare Mission to Mars

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Space held one of their hearings today on the topic of possible options for the next steps in human space flight and how these options move the U.S. closer to a human mission to Mars and beyond.

May 21, 2013 01:21 PM EDT

NASA Onboard for Creating 3D Food Printer for Mars Mission (Video)

NASA is onboard for creating a 3D printer--for food. What sort of food will it print, you ask? Apparently the first item on the menu is pizza.

May 21, 2013 12:07 PM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills into Red Planet in Hunt for Life

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, the vehicle that's trekking across the Red Planet in hopes of making novel discoveries, has officially drilled into its second rock. The sample, once analyzed by the rover's onboard laboratory, could reveal new insight into the origins of Mars.

May 17, 2013 08:33 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks Distance Record After Nine Years

A rover has been making its way across the surface of Mars for nine years, steadily recording data during its lone trek. Now, Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity has broken a record. It's travelled the farthest of any extraterrestrial vehicle.

May 16, 2013 02:29 PM EDT

Mars Makes an Impact: Scientists Discover Hundreds of Craters on Red Planet

Mars is making less of an impact--at least as far as its craters are concerned. Scientists have discovered that space rocks are smashing into the Red Planet far less frequently than once thought.

May 15, 2013 01:55 PM EDT

Space Farmers: NASA Examines Farming on Mars for 2030 Mission

Could we really farm on Mars? NASA is looking into the possibility of growing plants on the Red Planet in order to create a self-sustaining Mars colony.

May 11, 2013 08:12 AM EDT

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity to Drill into Cumberland Rock

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has a new site to drill--the Cumberland rock. Now, the rover will set course for the location in the coming day.

May 09, 2013 11:54 AM EDT

Thousands of Would-be Astronauts Want One-Way Ticket to Mars: Bye-Bye Forever, Earth

Ever wanted to take a trip to Mars? Now, you can--as long as you don't mind the fact that it's a one-way ticket and you'd never see Earth again.

May 08, 2013 05:26 PM EDT

Forecasting the Weather on Mars: Snowstorms Can be Predicted

Weather forecasts may soon come to Mars, at least for the snowstorms that occasionally whip over the northern hemisphere of our neighbor planet during the icy cold winters and could be predicted several weeks in advance, say researchers from the Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, and the Max Planck...