Mars News

NASA's Mars 2020 Science Definition Team this week released its recommendations for a rover the agency plans to send to the red planet by 2020. The...

Mars Rover Curiosity Begins Months-Long Journey

One month ago, Mars rover Curiosity began preparing for a 5-mile drive by shifting i...

Mars Rover Opportunity Crosses Botany Bay

NASA today provided an update not on Mars rover Curiosity, but its elder rover...

Martian Atmosphere Had Oxygen 4 Billion Years Ago, Shows Study

A recent study by researchers at Oxford University has shown that the planet Mars may hav had an oxygen-rich atmosphere 4 billi...

Billion-Pixel Panorama of Mars Released by NASA

During its 10 months on the red planet, Mars rover Curiosity has taken hundreds of high-quality photographs of the Martian...

Mars Rover Curiosity Prepares For Long Drive

NASA today revealed that Mars rover Curiosity will soon wrap up its e...

78,000 Want To Live On Mars: Mars One Colony Filling Fast

When Mars One announced that they were opening up applications for permanent residency in their proposed permanent colony, they expected to generate some interest. After all, they'...

Mars Rover Opportunity Found in Standby Mode After Solar Conjunction

The rovers on Mars this month were under a command moratorium as Mars passed behind the sun, an event known as solar conjunction. Now that the solar conjunction has ended, researc...

Mars Flooding Evidence Further Points To Planet’s Wet Past

Mars flooding seems about as likely as finding extraterrestrial life on the planet, but new evidence suggests the red planet really was subject to intense flooding during its lifet...

Mars Rover Curiosity Swaps Computers

NASA announced today that Mars rover Curiosity has switched onboard c...

Mars Rover Curiosity Analyzes Rock Powder

NASA this week announced that Mars rover Curiosity has successfully p...

Mars Rover Curiosity Shows Off Its First Drill Sample

Last week, Mars rover Curiosity, after months of meticulous planning, finally...

Google Hires Mars Rover Driver (And He’s Very Concerned About Evil)

Google has hired NASA Mars rover driver Scott Maxwell, saying he will be working on "high-reliability" software. We're happy to wel...