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NASA announces Mars Curiosity rover is drilling for water evidence

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, NASA announced that the Mars Curiosity rover has started a new rock drilling mission on its hunt for evidence of water in Mars' past. Using a bit on a robot arm, the rover bores its way into Martian rock, then acquires the powdered rock samples into the Mars Science Laboratory to be analyzed. Read The Full Story

Opportunity rover begins 10th year on surface of Mars

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

As far as NASA's Mars rovers go, Curiosity has been getting the lion's share of the attention lately. Curiosity isn't alone on the red planet, however, with Opportunity beginning its 10th year on the surface of Mars this week. Opportunity touched down on Mars on January 24, 2004, with the original goal of finding out if the water had ever been present on the surface. Read The Full Story

Scientists uncover massive river on Mars

, Jan 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

In 2012, the European Space Agency discovered a huge 1,500 kilometer river in the upper Reull Vallis region of Mars. The agency's Mars Express took a picture of the area using a high-stereo camera, which gave an impressive look at the landscape. Now it has released the 3D image taken of the river, which shows a large area of the Reull Vallis complete with one tributary and mountains off to the right. Read The Full Story

Curiosity’s first rock sample target may have been found

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's time to check in with our old buddy Curiosity as it makes its way across the surface of Mars. NASA announced today that the rover may have found its first rock sample, which could provide clues about whether or not the planet could have at one time supported microbial life. We're not sure yet if Curiosity will drill into this rock to pull out a sample - first it needs to make its way over to the rock to have a closer look. Read The Full Story

Unique Martian rock found in the Sahara desert

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

A rock from the Red Planet was discovered in the Sahara desert, and has been under study for the last year. The results from the study show that it is different from other Martian rocks that have been discovered, in that it contains more water and is older than the majority of other discoveries. The finding has been named NWA 7034, is said to be 2.1 billion years old, and offers a glimpse into Mars' history. Read The Full Story

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover will deliver a “special message” in Times Square tonight

, Dec 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

NASA's Curiosity rover has already reached a few milestones, including being the first ever to check in using Foursquare on another planet. Tonight, however, the Mars rover will make an appearance at tonight's New Year's celebrations in New York City's Time Square, where millions will watch the ball drop. The rover is planning to deliver a "special message" on the big screens. Read The Full Story

Earth microbes can survive on Mars, study finds

, Dec 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the University of Florida show that the anaerobic organism Carnobacterium can survive on the Red Planet. This comes after years of belief that any Earth microbes that make their way to Mars via devices sent there, such as the Curiosity rover, won't survive the conditions. In light of this information, scientists have to be more careful than ever to avoid sending microbes to the Martian planet. Read The Full Story

Curiosity snaps images of space from surface of Mars

, Dec 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

The hubbub surrounding the Curiosity rover seems to have died down a bit in recent weeks, but it's reminding us today that it's still working away on the surface of Mars with a set of new images. Most of the pictures are of the surface itself, but for two of the shots, Curiosity turned its lens toward the sky. If you've ever wondered what space looks like from the surface of Mars, wonder no longer. Read The Full Story

Mars Curiosity rover conducts first soil sample test, finds water, sulfur and chlorine

, Dec 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

NASA has announced today that the Curiosity rover currently putzing around on Mars has conducted its first, extensive test that analyzed soil samples that the rover dug up previously. The results found a "complex chemistry" in the soil. Water, sulfur and chlorine-containing substances were discovered, along with a few other ingredients. Read The Full Story

SpaceX founder Elon Musk wants to start a Mars colony

, Nov 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of the private spaceflight company SpaceX, is aiming his sights towards starting a Mars colony of up to 80,000 people. To do this, Musk wants to ferry people to Mars at an estimated cost of $500,000 per person. Of course, this isn't the first time that Musk has talked about taking humans to Mars, but his plans are becoming more and more detailed as time goes on. Read The Full Story

Curiosity Mars rover finds radiation levels safe for humankind

, Nov 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome back to Mars, ladies and gentlemen, as the NASA Curiosity mission continues its epic journey across the planet's surface with a news note that they have found radiation levels totally safe for human beings. This finding is entirely encouraging for the future of Mars exploration as far as actually sending human beings there goes, and certainly doesn't send a negative mark back on the possibility of us living there someday. Of course if you're a fan of the original Total Recall, you don't care one way or another simply for the safety of your eyeballs, but still. Read The Full Story

Mars Curiosity Rover takes a high-res self-portrait

, Nov 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Today, NASA released a high-resolution self-portrait of the Mars Curiosity rover taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). The photo consists of 55 images that were stitched together to create one giant photograph of the rover. The images were taken on October 31, and were sent down to Earth this morning. Read The Full Story
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