‘Greeley Panorama’ from Opportunity’s Fifth Martian Winter This full-circle scene combines 817 images taken by the panoramic camera (Pancam) on…
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How will Mars Curiosity land – Video
Click to see video of how Mars Curiosity will decend. The new Mars rover has a complex and challenging sequence…
Debate to begin on smallest NASA budget since 2006
On May 8 the U.S. House of Representatives will begin debate on a 2013 appropriations bill that could cut NASA’s…
Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high
Mars’ Whirling Dust Devil A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles (20 kilometers) high was captured winding its way…
Mars Curiosity Rover nears half way point to Mars
These computer simulations show the Mars Science Laboratory’s current position on the journey between Earth and Mars. NASA’s next…
NASA 2013 Budget to be the lowest in four years.
NASA Budget to be proposed Monday On Capitol Hill Feb. 13, President Obama will ask for a $17.7 billion NASA’s…
Phobos Grunt Mars Probe killed by a software glitch…maybe
The ambitious Russian Mars probe which was supposed to place a lander on Phobos was doomed by a software glitch…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Old Mars Landers
MRO HiRISE has taken 21,000 images in its life, recent images show older landers. (NASA) The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter…