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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Astrobiology, Life on Mars, Solar System, Research, habitabilityCuriosity Rover Continues Journey After Drill Problems, Finishes Another Year of Scientific Discovery
The Curiosity rover has now resumed its journey toward Mount Sharp after experiencing some delays due to a faulty drill mechanism. The rover conducted a short drive over the past weekend toward a new location with “plenty of science targets to choose from.” Being on the road again is of course a relief to mission engineers […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Astrobiology, Solar System, Research, habitabilityMore Evidence from Curiosity Rover for Ancient Habitability and Widespread Organics on Mars
NASA held another press briefing yesterday about the latest findings from the Curiosity rover on Mars, detailing new evidence that this former lake environment was once quite hospitable for possible life. The findings were announced from the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. In a related development, there is also new evidence from […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Astrobiology, Solar System, Research, habitabilityGoodbye, Murray Buttes: Curiosity Rover Continues Journey in Next Phase of Extended Mission
Ever since first landing in August 2012, the Curiosity rover has helped to revolutionize our understanding of Mars and has seen some incredible scenery along the way. It has travelled across an ancient lakebed and gazed at towering sand dunes and buttes, and now it is ready to begin the next phase in its mission: […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Exploration, Astrobiology, Solar System, Research, habitabilityCuriosity Rover Examines Spectacular Layered Buttes, Closes In on Mount Sharp
Mars has often been compared to deserts on Earth, and for good reason: It is pretty much a barren landscape with a lot of sand and rocks everywhere. Sometimes the similarities can be quite striking, and the terrain in Gale crater where the Curiosity rover is roaming around is a good example. The rover is […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Space Exploration, Exploration, Solar System, Research, News Release, habitabilityMars Rovers Update: Curiosity Turns Toward Mount Sharp, Opportunity Finishes in Marathon Valley
NASA’s current rovers, Curiosity and Opportunity, are continuing to explore their respective regions of Mars, with new findings that are providing yet more clues as to the geological history and potential past habitability of this fascinating world. They have also both just completed significant steps in their journeys and are now entering new and exciting phases […] More
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in News, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, MSL, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Astrobiology, Solar System, Research, habitabilityEvidence from Curiosity Rover Shows Mars Once Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere
Mars’ atmosphere is thin and cold, composed primarily of carbon dioxide along with other trace gases and some water vapor. Evidence has continued to mount, however, that the rarified atmosphere we see today once used to be much thicker and possibly warmer, making it potentially more life-friendly early on. Just how thick and how warm […] More
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in News, Tech, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, ESA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Dawn, Space Exploration, Space Exploration Technologies, Cassini, New Horizons, European Space Agency, Technology, Exploration, Comets, Saturn, Research, Rosetta, Kuiper Belt, habitability, Pluto, Enceladus2015 in Review: A Year of Spectacular Planetary Missions and Discoveries
To say that 2015 has been a great year for planetary exploration would be an understatement, with fantastic new discoveries from around the Solar System. From our first ever close-up look at Pluto and its moons, to more evidence for ancient lakes and rivers on Mars (and current briny streams) to weird bright spots and […] More
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in News, Tech, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Space Exploration, Mars Phoenix Lander, press release, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Earth, Technology, Exploration, Mars Express, Solar System, Research, News Release, InSight, InSight, Mars OdysseyNASA’s InSight Mission to Mars Suspended Due to Vacuum Leak in Critical Seismometer Instrument
NASA officially announced at a media teleconference yesterday that the InSight mission to Mars has now been postponed, for at least two years, due to a leak in a seismometer instrument which cannot be repaired in time for the planned launch in March 2016. The lander had just been delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base on Dec. […] More
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in News, Tech, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Space Exploration, Mars Phoenix Lander, press release, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Earth, Technology, Exploration, Mars Express, Solar System, Research, News Release, InSight, InSight, Mars OdysseyNASA’s InSight Lander Arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Prepares for Launch to Mars
Update: Just after this article was published, it was announced that there may be a launch delay due to the problem with a vacuum leak in the seismometer instrument. Today, NASA has officially announced at a media teleconference that the mission has now been postponed, for at least two years, since the leak cannot be […] More
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in News, Tech, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Space Exploration, Mars Phoenix Lander, Space Exploration Technologies, Earth, Technology, Exploration, Mars Express, Solar System, Research, MAVEN, InSight, habitability, InSight, Mars OdysseyWelcome to Bagnold: Curiosity Rover Reaches Massive Dark Sand Dunes Near Mount Sharp
Since landing in 2012, the Curiosity rover has seen a lot of varied terrain within Gale crater, including ancient riverbed gravel, sandstone and mudstone rock outcrops, sand ripples finely sculpted by the Martian wind, and, of course, Mount Sharp looming above. Now the rover has reached a new type of landform previously only seen from […] More
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in News, Tech, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Lockheed Martin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Space Exploration, Mars Phoenix Lander, Space Exploration Technologies, press release, Earth, France, Technology, Exploration, Mars Express, CNES, Solar System, Research, MAVEN, News Release, InSight, habitability, InSight, Mars OdysseyVacuum Leak Discovered in Key Science Instrument for InSight Mission to Mars
One of the science instruments being installed on the InSight lander is experiencing a vacuum leak, according to an update posted Dec. 3 on the JPL website. The leak is in the vacuum container carrying the main sensors for the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS). The seismometer is one of the instruments which will be used […] More
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in News, Tech, NASA, AmericaSpace, Mars, Space, Science, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rovers, Johns Hopkins University, Space Exploration, Mars Phoenix Lander, press release, Earth, Technology, Exploration, Astrobiology, Life on Mars, Mars Express, Solar System, Research, MAVEN, News Release, InSight, habitability, InSight, Mars OdysseyNASA’s Curiosity Rover Approaching Active Martian Sand Dunes After Latest Drilling Completed
Mars is often referred to as a desert world, being bone-dry for the most part, with dust and sand blanketing most of the surface. Some regions are covered in vast sand dunes, reminiscent of deserts like the Sahara on Earth, only much colder. Gale crater, where the Curiosity rover landed in 2012, features extensive dune […] More
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