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Mars Seasons - Springtime in the South is Dust Storm Season
Mars Seasons Are Just Like Earth's - But Twice as LongLike every planet, Mars has four seasons -- but they last about twice as long ... -
Did Ancient Martian Tsunamis Reshape the Planet’s Shorelines?
Scientists Believe Asteroid Strikes Created Massive Ancient Martian TsunamisWhen you look at the surface of Mars, what do you see? It's cold and dry. Rocky and ... -
Who Will be the First to Send Humans to Mars?
NASA's Journey to Mars plans to land a crew in the mid 2030's. SpaceX announces first test launch of their Red Dragon program by 2018. ... -
Boiling Water Causing Martian Streaks?
New Study Suggests Dark Streaks Caused by Boiling WaterLast September, a research team reported in the journal Nature Geoscience that the dark streaks running down ... -
ExoMars Phase 2 Mission Delayed Until 2020
Budget Cuts and Technical Problems Delay ExoMars Phase 2 They warned us ... A joint mission to Mars between the European Space Agency (ESA) and their ... -
It's Official - China Targets 2020 Mars Rover Mission
2020 Mars Rover Mission Just One More Step in China's Ambitious Space ProgramOn Friday, in a rare news conference, a top Chinese space official announced ... -
China Aims for Mars Exploration
The mission will include an orbiter, a lander and a rover. 2020 Launch Opportunity Targeted as China Aims for Mars For the last several months, there ... -
New Mars Gravity Map Provides Glimpse Into Hidden Interior
Data from Three NASA Spacecraft Provides Most Detailed Mars Gravity Map Ever Spacecraft don't always go where you expect them to... Even if everything works perfectly, gravity ... -
ExoMars 2016 Prepares for Launch
Europe and Russia Team Up to Search for Life on Mars In just a few short hours, ExoMars 2016 is scheduled to launch. The launch is scheduled ... -
China Plans Mars Rover for 2020
China Plans Mars Rover When for a 2020 Launch WindowLast Friday, Ye Peijian, the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, told a Chinese News ...
Mars Gravity Map - North Pole
A map of Martian gravity looking down on the North Pole (center). White and red are areas of higher gravity; blue indicates areas of lower gravity. Credits: MIT/UMBC-CRESST/GSFC
