Space Exploration News

May 23, 2012 by News Staff

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a model of a wind-driven tumbleweed Mars rover capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain. Model of a tumbleweed Mars rover (Alexander Hartl et al) “There is quite a bit of interest within NASA to pursue the tumbleweed rover design, but one of the questions regarding the concept is how it might perform on the rocky surface of Mars,” said Dr Andre Mazzoleni, an associate professor of...

May 4, 2012 by James Freeman

A team of US researchers has found new evidence that early Mars was saturated with water and that its atmosphere was considerably thicker, at least 20...

May 4, 2012 by News Staff

An international team of scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity has announced that the rover found what appeared to be veins...

May 1, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Australian researchers have suggested that finding rocky, Earth-like exoplanets that can sustain life will be crucial for us as a species. An artist’s...

Apr 27, 2012 by News Staff

Arizona State University graduate student Andrew Ryan has discovered a new form of Martian lava flow that resembles snail or nautilus shells. More than...

Apr 25, 2012 by News Staff

A team of scientists from the Queen Mary University of London working with images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has found few big objects punching through...

Apr 20, 2012 by News Staff

A team of researchers analyzing new data from NASA/ESA Cassini spacecraft has found that a region on Titan called Ontario Lacus is very similar to the...

Apr 17, 2012 by News Staff

An international team of scientists has suggested that asteroid impact craters may be the best place to look for signs of life on Mars and other planets. Hellas...

Apr 11, 2012 by News Staff

ESA’s Mars Express has returned some remarkable new imagery of Tractus Catena area, revealing a series of pit-chains on the flanks of Alba Mons, one...

Mar 30, 2012 by News Staff

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has returned new images of Saturn’s moons Enceladus, Janus and Dione. The Cassini spacecraft took this raw image...

Mar 23, 2012 by James Freeman

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned new images of the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta, highlighting unusual geologic features, some of which...

Mar 22, 2012 by James Freeman

On March 17, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft completed its primary mission, orbiting Mercury, capturing nearly 100,000 images, and recording data that shed...

Mar 20, 2012 by News Staff

A team of scientists has produced the first complete global geologic map of the Jovian satellite. Geologic Map of Io (USGS / ASU) The map, published by...

Mar 14, 2012 by News Staff

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has returned new close-up images of Saturn’s second largest moon, Rhea. Saturn's moon Rhea (NASA / JPL-Caltech...

Mar 14, 2012 by News Staff

Performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who have spent prolonged periods of time in space, a team of researchers...

Feb 13, 2012 by News Staff

ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has discovered that Venus spins a little slower than previously measured. Venus Express (ESA) According to the European...

Feb 6, 2012 by James Freeman

ESA’s Mars Express has revealed a strong evidence of an ocean once covering the northern part of Mars. Ancient northern ocean on Mars (ESA / C. Carreau) Using...

Feb 6, 2012 by News Staff

ESA’s Mars Express has returned a stunning close-up of the Syrtis Major region on Mars. Part of the Syrtis Major region on Mars (ESA / DLR / FU Berlin...

Jan 30, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

In the interview with Sci-News.com, Dr. Leonid Ksanfomality comments on his recent claims that the Soviet landing probe Venera-13 imaged several objects...

Jan 25, 2012 by News Staff

Radar data from the Cassini spacecraft have revealed regional variations amongst sand dunes on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Dune fields are common...