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A Tribute to Mars Exploration
As Americans celebrate Labor Day 2008, six flags stand in silent salute to the U.S. workforce on Mars. Three of the flags are on spacecraft still exploring Mars.
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Martian Clays Tell Story of a Wet Past
Layers of clay-rich rock at a potential landing site for future Mars rovers suggest a long-term history of liquid water activity, possibly including hot water, at the now-dry site.
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NASA Spacecraft Shows Diverse, Wet Environments on Ancient Mars
Two studies based on data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed that the Red Planet once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life.
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NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System
New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system.
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NASA Mars Lander Prepares to Move Arm
A telescopic camera in orbit around Mars caught a view of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suspended from its parachute during the lander's successful arrival at Mars Sunday evening, May 25.
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Camera on Mars Orbiter Snaps Phoenix During Landing
A telescopic camera in orbit around Mars caught a view of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suspended from its parachute during the lander's successful arrival at Mars Sunday evening, May 25.
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NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars is Colder
New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.
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Mars Orbiter Eyes Dust Devils at Phoenix Landing Site
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an image of dust devils -- swirling
dust storms -- near the landing site for the
Mars Phoenix lander on the northern Martian plains.
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New Online Map Reveals Evidence of the Forces that Once Shaped Mars
A new online map lets visitors explore Mars’ past through a collection of high-resolution observations from one of the most powerful spectrometers ever sent to the Red Planet.
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NASA Spacecraft Images Mars Moon in Color and in 3D
A new stereo view of Phobos, the larger and inner of Mars' two tiny moons, has been captured by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars.
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NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole.
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