NASA’s spacecraft begins radiation research on journey to Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun collecting data during its 8-month trip from Earth to Mars, which will help in planning future human missions to the red planet
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Soon: ‘Seeker’ navigation system to pilot next Mars rover without humans
Scientists are designing a self-controlled navigation system that will pilot the next Mars Rover without any human pushing button and cover at least one kilometre in a day
Buried ice on Mars may be source of water for future astronauts
Huge volumes of ice, buried under the Phlegra Montes mountain range on Mars could be a source of water for future astronauts, researchers say
‘Million bulb torch’ to look for life on Mars
Laser beam with an energy of a million lightbulbs will now determine the existence of life on Mars, a new study has revealed
Russia’s Mars probe may fall to earth in early 2012
Fragments of the country’s Mars probe Phobos-Grunt could fall to earth in January or February in 2012, a Russian Defence Ministry space forces spokesman said Thursday
Contact made with Russia’s lost Phobos Mars probe
The European Space Agency (ESA)’s tracking station at Perth has established contact with Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, which has been stranded in orbit since its launch on November 8
Mars has winds ‘powerful enough to shift sand dunes’
Scientists believe Mars has winds powerful enough to move sand dunes on the planet’s surface around
‘Mars mission’ ends after 520 days on Earth
A year-and-a-half isolation experiment that had been conducted to simulate a return flight to Mars is about to end very soon
Best bet for life on Mars may be underground
A team of astronomers from the US and France has said that the best chance for finding life on Mars may be underground, judging by layers of clay that likely were formed in a warm
Mars used to be warmer and wetter than it is now
US researchers have determined the surface temperature of early Mars for the first time, providing evidence consistent with a warmer and wetter Martian past