astronauts to travel to Mars in just 39 days – a monumental discovery, considering conventional rockets would require six months for the same journey. This is particularly important because Mars and Earth only pass close together once every two years,...

deep within Mars. In preparation for the coming long, cold Martian winter, Spirit is being parked at a safe place near the previous silica discovery with the hopes of sending back more images for additional analysis. Spirit and Opportunity are the two Mars...

planets equatorial plains landed using this airbag method). Phoenix is on a mission to test for signs of life on Mars. Previous tests for organic chemicals on Mars were carried out by the twin Viking missions in 1976, however, these came up empty. The spacecraft...

Researchers Confirm Water On Mars. Mars research Phoenix. Tucson (AZ) - NASA on Thursday said that its Phoenix Mars Lander has identified water, a requirement for life as we know it, in a soil sample.. Tucson (AZ) - NASA on Thursday said that its Phoenix Mars...

Phoenix Mars Lander Signs Off. Phoenix Mars Lander twitter blogging. NASA has said that the Mars Lander, Phoenix, has sent its last signal and the Space Agency do not expect to hear from the probe again.. NASA has said that the Mars Lander, Phoenix, has sent...

GPS On The Moon. rover mars GPS moon. You guessed right, the moon doesn't have satellites to send GPS signals..   You guessed right, the moon doesn’t have satellites to send GPS signals.It doesn’t have easily recognizable landmarks, Mapquest, and frankly,...

miles from Earth, posing as a Mars data-relay orbiter. The test also included nine computers planted firmly at JPL that emulated simulate Mars landers, orbiters and ground mission-operations centers; the DTN network ultimately consisted of ten nodes total....

on iTunes earlier today. Unlike id's slick port of its infamous FPS Wolfenstein, Doom Resurrection is an entirely new game built especially for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Weighing roughly 80 MB, the $10 game only offers eight levels-- six on Mars and two in...

Scientists: Martian Soil May Be Harsh To Life. research mars NASA. NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has detected the presence of a chemically reactive salt in the Martian soil, a finding that if confirmed could make it less friendly to potential life than once believed.....