Mars Archive
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NASA plans icy homes on Mars
Posted on January 6, 2017 | No CommentsThe challenge of finding somewhere to live for a couple of months takes on a whole new difficulty if you are an astronaut landing on […] -
Interview: Dr. Neil Bowles on the ESA
Posted on December 9, 2016 | No CommentsOn December 2, after a two-day meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, a council of ministers from ESA’s member states and associate members Slovenia and Canada agreed […] -
Europe’s Mars Mission is ready to launch
Posted on December 15, 2015 | No CommentsThe orbiter and test lander of the ExoMars missions are now ready to leave Europe for launch. ExoMars is a joint venture between the Russian […] -
Mars Rovers View The Comet ‘Siding Spring’
Posted on October 25, 2014 | No CommentsOn October 19, 2014 the comet Siding Spring closely passed by the planet Mars. This was closest flyby ever recorded to either Earth or Mars […] -
A New Tool to Detect Water on Mars
Posted on October 18, 2014 | No CommentsEarth and Mars both show evidence for a wide range of volcanism. However, constraining the eruptive styles on Mars is trickier than on Earth due […] -
Mars Rocks: What the geology of the Red Planet reveals about its ancient atmosphere
Posted on July 25, 2013 | No CommentsThe differences in the chemical composition between meteorites from Mars and the surface rocks on the planet have long puzzled geologists and made the modeling […] -
Life on Mars: A Curious Investigation
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsSince it landed on Mars in 2012, the Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Gale Crater in one of the most ambitious space missions to […]