Tag Archive for 'Mars'

SOFIA/GREAT spectrum of oxygen [OI] superimposed on an image of Mars from NASA’ MAVEN mission. The amount of atomic oxygen computed from SOFIA data is about half the amount expected. Image credit: NASA / DLR / USRA / DSI / MPIfR / GREAT Consortium / MPIfS / Rezac et al / MAVEN.

NASA’s SOFIA Observatory Detects Atomic Oxygen in Upper Atmosphere of Mars

May 10, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), the largest airborne observatory in the world, has detected atomic oxygen in the upper...

This image of an impact crater in the Sirenum Fossae region of Mars was taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 30, 2015. The crater is approximately 3,300 feet (1-km) wide and appears relatively recent as it has a sharp rim and well-preserved ejecta. The steep inner slopes are carved by gullies and include possible recurring slope lineae on the equator-facing slopes. Image credit: NASA / JPL / University of Arizona / Alfred McEwen.

Mars’ Recurring Slope Lineae May Be Formed by Boiling Water

May 3, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

Seasonal dark streaks on Mars — called recurring slope lineae by planetary researchers — could be the result of water boiling whilst flowing...

Beagle-2 landing site: original image (upper panel) and SRR from 5 input images (lower). The bright object in the upper centre portion is shown in the next figure. Map co-ordinates come from NASA’s HiRISE camera and are not in a global reference system. Image credit: Yu Tao & Jan-Peter Muller, University College London.

Novel Super-Resolution Restoration Technique Shows Mars in Incredible Detail

Apr 26, 2016 by News Staff

The Martian surface — including the location of ESA’s Beagle-2 lander, and the ancient lakebeds discovered by NASA’s Curiosity rover —...

Comet, Asteroid Impacts 4 Billion Years Ago Likely Enhanced Life-Supporting Habitat on Mars

Apr 6, 2016 by News Staff

The bombardment of the Red Planet about 4 billion years ago (Noachian period) by giant comets and asteroids likely enhanced climate conditions enough to...

This view of the Martian gravity map shows the Tharsis volcanoes and surrounding flexure: the white areas in the center are higher-gravity regions produced by the massive Tharsis volcanoes, and the surrounding blue areas are lower-gravity regions that may be cracks in the crust. Image credit: MIT / UMBC-CRESST / GSFC.

NASA Scientists Release Map of Mars’ Gravity

Mar 22, 2016 by News Staff

A team of researchers led by Dr. Antonio Genova of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has released a detailed new map of Mars’ gravity. This view of...

Artist’s impression visualizing the ExoMars 2016 TGO, with its thrusters firing, beginning its entry into Mars orbit. Image credit: ESA / ATG medialab.

ExoMars 2016 Blasts Off from Baikonur

Mar 14, 2016 by News Staff

The ExoMars 2016 mission blasted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Proton-M rocket at 02:31 a.m. PDT (05:31 a.m. EDT, 09:31 a.m. GMT,...

Mars’ moon Phobos as observed by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. Image credit: NASA / CU /LASP.

Phobos in Ultraviolet: Latest Photo from NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft

Mar 1, 2016 by News Staff

This false-color image of Phobos, the larger and inner of the two natural satellites of Mars, was taken by the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument...

This image from Hubble shows the Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier 104 or NGC 4594), an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 29 million light-years away. Image credit: NASA / Hubble Heritage Team.

Astrobiologists Say Extraterrestrials May All Be Extinct

Jan 22, 2016 by News Staff

According to Australian National University astrobiologists Charley Lineweaver and Aditya Chopra, life on other planets would likely be brief and become...

Ritchey Crater on Mars has impact melt deposits containing clay minerals. The clay minerals found within these deposits are very likely to have formed after the impact event. Image credit: NASA / JPL / University of Arizona / Brown University.

New Research Finds Evidence for More Recent Clay Formation on Mars

Dec 14, 2015 by News Staff

Clay deposits in impact craters on Mars have often been assumed to have been formed in the earliest Martian epoch – the Noachian period – over...

This image focuses on a section of Aurorae Chaos on Mars. Vast volumes of water once flooded through this deep chasm on the planet that connects Valles Marineris to the planet’s northern lowlands. The image was taken by Mars Express’ High Resolution Stereo Camera on July 16, 2015. The image was acquired using the nadir channel of the camera, which is directed vertically down onto the surface of Mars. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Mars Express Zooms in on Aurorae Chaos

Nov 30, 2015 by News Staff

A new image acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, shows a run out of the Aurorae Chaos region. This...

Mars May Get Ring System in 20 – 40 Million Years

Nov 24, 2015 by Natali Anderson

In 20 to 40 million years, Phobos – the larger of the two Martian moons – will break apart and form a ring system around Mars, according to...

Phobos is Slowly Being Torn Apart by Mars

Nov 11, 2015 by News Staff

Phobos, the larger and inner of the two natural satellites of Mars, is slowly being pulled apart by tidal forces and is expected to break up within the...

A solar storm approaches Mars. Image credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

NASA’s MAVEN Team: Solar Storms Stripped Away Mars’ Atmosphere

Nov 6, 2015 by News Staff

Thanks to NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter, scientists have learned more about what happened to the Martian climate since...

This mini-panorama was taken by NASA’s Spirit rover on August 23, 2005, just as the rover finally completed its intrepid climb up Husband Hill. The summit appears to be a windswept plateau of scattered rocks, little sand dunes and small exposures of outcrop. The approximate true-color view spans about 90 degrees and consists of images obtained by the rover’s panoramic camera during 18 individual pointings. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Cornell.

Planetary Scientist Finds Evidence of Corrosive Acid Fog on Mars

Nov 2, 2015 by News Staff

Dr Shoshanna Cole, a planetary researcher at Ithaca College, has pieced together a compelling story about how acidic water vapors may have eaten at the...

This image of part of the Mangala Valles outflow channel system was acquired by ESA’s Mars Express on July 12, 2015. The region has been subject to intense episodes of flooding, likely triggered by volcanic processes occurring in the nearby Tharsis region. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Mars Express Sees Evidence of Flooding in Red Planet’s Mangala Valles Region

Oct 19, 2015 by News Staff

This new image from ESA’s Mars Express orbiter shows the central part of Mangala Valles, a system of channels on Mars. The image was taken by Mars Express’...

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took this composite image of Mount Sharp on September 9, 2015. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends ‘Mineral-Rich’ Postcard from Mars

Oct 6, 2015 by News Staff

This dramatic view looking toward the higher regions of Mount Sharp, a 3-mile (5 km) peak at the center of Red Planet’s Gale Crater, was taken on September...

Oblique view of the Phlegra Montes region showing remnant glacier and eskers. Image credit: NASA.

Scientists Find Evidence of Meltwater Flows beneath Ancient Glacier on Mars

Oct 1, 2015 by News Staff

A team of European planetary scientists has found direct evidence of melting and significant flows of liquid water beneath a degraded glacier in the southern...

NASA Scientists Find Evidence for Seasonal Water Flows on Mars

Sep 28, 2015 by News Staff

Using an imaging spectrometer on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, agency’s planetary scientists have detected signatures of hydrated minerals on...

Channels in Kasei Valles, Mars. Image credit: MarsTrek / NASA.

Study Sheds New Light on Origins of Outflow Channels on Mars

Sep 11, 2015 by News Staff

Catastrophic floods generated 3.2 billion years ago by rapid groundwater outbursts scoured the Solar System’s largest flood channels on Mars. Based on...

Mars Express Sees Red Planet’s South Pole

Sep 10, 2015 by News Staff

This new image from ESA’s Mars Express orbiter shows the planet’s south polar ice cap and ancient, cratered highlands. The high-resolution HRSC camera...

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