News articles tagged with 'Martian'
Study links fresh Mars gullies to carbon dioxide
— 30 Oct 2010 16:59 | AstronomyA growing bounty of images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals that the timing of new activity in one type of the enigmatic gullies on Mars implicates carbon-dioxide frost,…
Peculiar phenomena during northern spring on Mars
— 22 Sep 2010 18:36 | AstronomyScientists may have solved the mystery of the carbon dioxide ice disappearance early in the Northern Martian springs followed later by its sudden reappearance, revealing a very active…
UA-operated stereo camera selected for Mars mission
— 4 Aug 2010 10:49 | AstronomyNASA and the European Space Agency, or ESA, have embarked on a joint program to explore Mars in the coming decades and have selected five science instruments - including one from the…
NASA's hibernating Mars rover may not call home
— 31 Jul 2010 09:38 | AstronomyNASA mission controllers have not heard from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit since March 22, and the rover is facing its toughest challenge yet - trying to survive the harsh Martian…
NASA rover finds clue to Mars' past and environment for life
— 4 Jun 2010 17:46 | AstronomyRocks examined by NASA's Spirit Mars Rover hold evidence of a wet, non-acidic ancient environment that may have been favourable for life. Confirming this mineral clue took four years…
On a roll: Designing the next rover to explore Mars
— 3 Jun 2010 14:43 | AstronomyThe concept of a wind-powered vehicle that can be used to explore the surface of Mars - a so-called 'tumbleweed rover' that would roll over the surface of Mars like a tumbleweed - has…
Martian meteorite may hold clues to water on the Red Planet
— 24 May 2010 10:13 | AstronomyScientists are examining fragments of a Martian meteorite to try to establish when water was freely flowing on the red planet. Using powerful electron microscopes, Dr Martin Lee and…
NASA's Mars rovers set surface longevity record
— 20 May 2010 14:25 | AstronomyNASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project will pass a historic Martian longevity record on Thursday, May 20. The Opportunity rover will surpass the duration record set by NASA's Viking…
Enhanced 3D model of Mars crater edge shows ups and downs
— 22 Feb 2010 17:58 | AstronomyA dramatic 3D Mars view based on terrain modelling from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data shows 'highs and lows' of Mojave Crater. The vertical dimension is exaggerated three-fold…
NASA spacecraft sees ice on Mars exposed by meteor impacts
— 26 Sep 2009 15:06 | AstronomyNASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed frozen water hiding just below the surface of mid-latitude Mars. The spacecraft's observations were obtained from orbit after meteorites…