Mars Exploration
NASA's Curiosity rover back online after memory glitch
Mar 19, 2013 20:00 EDT
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, is back on active status Tuesday, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
Europe, Russia in tie-up on Mars missions
Mar 14, 2013 09:41 EDT
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it signed a deal on Thursday with its Russian counterpart to launch two unmanned missions to Mars, a quest that was rocked by a US pullout last year.
Europe, Russia ink deal on double mission to Mars
Mar 14, 2013 08:05 EDT
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it signed a deal on Thursday with its Russian counterpart to launch two unmanned missions to Mars, a quest that was rocked by a US pullout last year.
NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars
Mar 12, 2013 15:22 EDT
Analysis of Mars rocks by the Curiosity rover uncovered the building blocks of life -- hydrogen, carbon and oxygen -- and evidence the planet could once have supported organisms, NASA said Tuesday.
NASA's Curiosity rover to be back online next week
Mar 05, 2013 18:13 EST
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, should be running at full capacity next week, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
NASA fixing computer glitch on Mars Curiosity rover
Mar 02, 2013 15:53 EST
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been temporarily put into "safe mode," as scientists monitoring from Earth try to fix a computer glitch, the US space agency said.
First-ever space tourist plans Mars mission
Feb 27, 2013 22:17 EST
The world's first space tourist, US multimillionaire Dennis Tito, unveiled plans to send a manned mission to Mars and back, targeting a launch date less than five years away.
First-ever space tourist plans mission to Mars
Feb 27, 2013 18:14 EST
The world's first space tourist, US multimillionaire Dennis Tito, unveiled plans Wednesday to send a manned mission to Mars and back, targeting a launch date less than five years away.
India plans mission to Mars in 2013
Feb 21, 2013 06:22 EST
India said on Thursday it will send a $70 million space mission to Mars this year to study the red planet's atmosphere.
Rover finds gray rock beneath Red Planet's surface
Feb 20, 2013 20:59 EST
So much for Mars being "The Red Planet."
Jupiter's Europa moon 'likeliest to have life'
Feb 16, 2013 07:11 EST
US astronomers looking for life in the solar system believe that Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter, which has an ocean, is much more promising than desert-covered Mars, which is currently the focus of the US government's attention.
First lady hosts gay, wounded warrior, illegal student
Feb 12, 2013 14:01 EST
An undocumented immigrant, a gay federal employee, victims of gun violence and Apple's chief executive will sit Tuesday with the first lady when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech.
In milestone, Mars rover collects first bedrock sample
Feb 09, 2013 14:44 EST
In a first, the Mars rover Curiosity has penetrated a rock on the Red Planet and collected a sample from its interior, the US space agency announced Saturday.
2013 to be bumper year for space science: ESA
Jan 24, 2013 15:30 EST
European probes this year will return a treasure trove of data from explorations into the Big Bang, water on Mars and climate change, European Space Agency (ESA) chief Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Thursday.
US scientists find evidence of ancient Martian lake
Jan 21, 2013 05:19 EST
A US spacecraft orbiting Mars has provided evidence of an ancient crater lake fed by groundwater, adding further support to theories that the Red Planet may once have hosted life, NASA said Sunday.
US scientists find evidence of ancient Martian lake
Jan 20, 2013 14:34 EST
A US spacecraft orbiting Mars has provided evidence of an ancient crater lake fed by groundwater, adding further support to theories that the Red Planet may once have hosted life, NASA said Sunday.
Mars rover readies first rock drilling
Jan 15, 2013 21:00 EST
The Mars rover Curiosity will soon begin to drill into the Red Planet for the first time, mission officials said, ahead of the highly anticipated endeavor.
Simulated Mars mission shows good sleep is critical
Jan 09, 2013 13:19 EST
Astronauts chosen for a manned mission to Mars could be in serious trouble if their sleep patterns are disrupted on the lengthy journey, a 520 day simulation has found.
'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets
Jan 04, 2013 05:53 EST
A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty" could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state, NASA said Thursday.
'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets
Jan 03, 2013 19:48 EST
A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty" could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state, NASA said Thursday.
