Mars

Orion splashdown: NASA spacecraft ends maiden flight in Pacific Ocean

NASA's Orion spaceship has completed its maiden, unmanned voyage with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico. Drone video…

9 years ago

Orion: NASA’s Mars ship set for maiden flight

NASA’s Orion space capsule that is set to get humans to Mars is about to make its maiden flight. Orion…

9 years ago

Black Beauty: Sahara rock identified as oldest Martian meteorite ever found

Black Beauty, a rock discovered in the Sahara Desert, has been identified as the oldest Martian meteorite ever found, scientists…

10 years ago

MAVEN mission launched to Mars

NASA’s MAVEN mission has set off for Mars. The orbiter was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape…

10 years ago

Water on Mars: Scientists have definitive proof that water existed on Red Planet

Scientists have found definitive proof that many of the landscapes seen on Mars were indeed cut by flowing water. The…

11 years ago

Curiosity rover discovers key water indicator on Mars

NASA has reported that its Curiosity rover has made another significant discovery on Mars. Curiosity has drilled into a rock…

11 years ago

Curiosity rover picks up historic drill sample on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has finally drilled deep enough into a rock to acquire a powdered sample for analysis.…

11 years ago

Curiosity rover finds unusual rock named Jake Matijevic on Mars

It was expected to be just another lump of dull basalt, but the first rock examined up close by NASA's…

12 years ago

Curiosity rover completes its first close-contact science on Mars

Curiosity rover has completed its first close-contact science on Mars. The robot pushed its arm instruments up against a pyramidal…

12 years ago

NASA releases first high-resolution images of Mars taken by Curiosity rover

NASA has released the first spectacular images taken by the Mars rover Curiosity, detailing a mound of layered rock where…

12 years ago

Curiosity MSL on course for Mars landing

Curiosity, the big robot rover NASA is sending to Mars, looks in excellent shape for its Monday (GMT) landing. Curiosity…

12 years ago