Mars

Scientists Find Evidence for Ancient Lake in Meridiani Planum on Mars

Posted in Science on 13th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Evidence of an ancient lake that likely represents some of the last potentially habitable surface water ever to exist on the Red Planet.

NASA marks Curiosity's third anniversary with new interactive online tools

Posted in Software on 8th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA has released two new tools designed to both educate the public and help scientists select future landing sites.

Mars orbiter prepares for next year's InSight lander arrival

Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

The InSight Mars lander mission may be more than a year away, but NASA is already moving its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to provide communications during the landing.

A New Way to Prepare Samples of Mars for Return to the Earth

Posted in Science on 27th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Mars 2020, NASAs next and yet-to-be-named Mars rover, will be the first mission to collect and prepare samples of the martian surface for return to Earth.

Most powerful rocket ever edges closer to lift-off

Posted in Science on 25th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has completed its critical design review; a major stepping stone on the way to becoming certified for manned spaceflight.