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Chemistry World
December 7, 2012
James Urquhart |
Curiosity detect hints of complex organics Nasa's Curiosity rover has detected a range of chemical species including chlorinated hydrocarbons on the surface of Mars -- indicators that point to the presence of complex organic molecules.   |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2015 |
Getting the measure of Mars Sophisticated analytical chemistry is studying the history -- and habitability -- of our neighboring planet, as Andy Extance discovers. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
Barry E. DiGregorio |
There Will Be Cooking on Mars NASA's upcoming Phoenix lander mission may resolve lingering questions about organic molecules and liquid water on Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
August 5, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
NASA, Scientists Not Ready to Give Up on Martian Life Despite today's findings of toxic perchlorate in Martian soil, NASA is not ready to write off life on Mars. Leading space scientists point to earthbound extremeophiles that process the substance. |
Chemistry World
August 2007
Richard Corfield |
Makeshift to Mars The red planet has claimed many a plucky spacecraft. How NASA's latest attempt hopes to overcome the odds with a different approach. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2012
Laura Howes |
No methane on Mars, says Curiosity The idea that there was life on Mars has been dealt a blow after analysis of the planet's atmosphere found little to no methane. |
Popular Mechanics
July 30, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Phoenix Mission 'Definitely' Finds Water Ice on Mars: Update The Phoenix mission will be extended, but team leaders aren't sure how long the lander will last, so they're gathering as much information and evidence on Mars as possible. |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Q and A: The hunt for water on Mars The Phoenix Lander has been digging for water on Mars since late May 2008. Yet despite the best efforts of the NASA scientists at the controls, the solar-powered robot has hit nothing but ice. |
Chemistry World
December 17, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Blow to Hopes for Life on Mars Organic molecules found on rocks from Mars may not be the remnants of ancient Martian microbes after all. |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
As Phoenix Mission Ends, Project Leaders Chart Mars Future The Phoenix is now racing against time to complete more of its groundbreaking research before the harsh martian winter brings its death, said the project's science leader, Peter Smith of the University of Arizona. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
Saswato R. Das |
Terraforming Mars The renewed focus on Mars has rejuvenated the idea of terraforming Mars, which once belonged to the realm of science fiction, but is becoming increasingly possible today. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Planetary Rovers: Are We Alone? Planetary rovers attempt to answer the most profound question in science |
Scientific American
November 2007
Robert Zubrin |
Don't Wreck the Mars Program Devoting all the funding to just one mission would be a mistake. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Anatoly Zak |
A Russian Return to a Martian Moon Russia hopes to reignite its deep-space program with a mission to Phobos |
Popular Mechanics
January 5, 2010
Jeremy Jacquot |
The Top 4 Sites to Land on Mars and Their Biggest Mysteries Scientists at the Pasadena based NASA research center will decide within the next two years where to send the Mars Science Laboratory rover after it launches in the fall of 2011. |
Geotimes
May 2003 |
Martian Field Trips on Earth Many researchers look to Earth for examples of or contrasts to what we're seeing of the Red Planet. |
Chemistry World
August 4, 2014
Andy Extance |
Next Mars rover will make oxygen from CO 2 Nasa's Mars 2020 rover will take a small step towards helping us directly explore the red planet, by studying how to convert its carbon dioxide atmosphere to oxygen. |
Popular Mechanics
June 3, 2008
Kevin Hall |
Phoenix Lander May Have Found Ice on Mars. So What? Samples of ice could contain details of potential clues as to whether or not the planet could have supported life. |
Scientific American
August 2008
Philip Yam |
New Close-Ups on Mars, Courtesy of Phoenix The Mars Phoenix lander became Earth's sixth successful visitor to the surface of the Red Planet. |
Chemistry World
August 5, 2009
James Urquhart |
Martian methane breaks the rules Variations in methane concentration across Mars defy our current understanding of methane photochemistry, say French scientists. |
Chemistry World
September 28, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Flowing salty brine found on Mars Scientists in the US have discovered the presence of salty brine in a network of streaks that grow and fade with the seasons on the hilly terrain of Mars. |
Chemistry World
March 18, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Dried lake bed on Mars 'could have supported life' New chemical analysis by the Mars rover Curiosity suggests that Mars was once more hospitable to life. |
Popular Mechanics
December 16, 2008
Matthew Hutson |
5 Projects Ask if Life on Earth Began as Alien Life in Space For years, scientists have considered the possibility of exogenesis, the idea that life arrived on Earth from another planet, and not just the building blocks of life, but organisms that were ready to rock and roll when they arrived. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The Truth About Water on Mars: 5 New Findings Phoenix reveals much about water, but there's a lot left to learn -- especially about the big question: the possibility of life in Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
May 27, 2008
Andrew Kessler |
After 'Hole-in-One' Landing, Phoenix Mission Control Digs Ahead Though mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab may have temporarily been at the helm of the Phoenix Mars Lander, it's the science team here at the University of Arizona that will steer the rest of the landmark mission. |
Chemistry World
November 19, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Philae detects organics on comet's surface The first measurements taken by the Philae lander, which touched down on Comet 67P on 12 November, reveal organic compounds are present on the comet's surface, and also hint at a dense, icy interior. |
Geotimes
May 2003
Golombek et al. |
Landing the Mars Exploration Rovers Deciding where on Mars to land each of the two exploration rovers has occupied more than two years of research and analysis. With the help of the planetary sciences community, mission planners have narrowed the field from hundreds to just two. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
NASA Equips Phoenix Mars Lander with Latest Electronics NASA engineers readied the Phoenix Mars Lander for a mission to Mars's arctic landscape with an array of advanced electronics. These research tools will aid in NASA's first exploration of a potential Martian habitat. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2008 |
Mars Lander Deploys Electronic Instruments, Despite Initial Computer Glitches Since the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander was deployed, NASA engineers are pleased with the performance of the mission's electronic instruments, despite two minor bumps. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
John McHale |
Phoenix Mars mission uses Actel RTAX-S FPGAs The Phoenix spacecraft includes a Meteorological Station which is used to acquire, process and transmit temperature and pressure data to scientists and researchers back on Earth. |
Smithsonian
May 2005
Carl Zimmer |
Life on Mars? It's hard enough to identify fossilized microbes on Earth. How would we ever recognize them on Mars? |
Chemistry World
August 1, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
Whirling Dust Devils Bust Martian Methane Snow storms of hydrogen peroxide might sound like an easy way to go platinum blonde, but their existence on Mars could help solve the conundrum about levels of methane gas in the martian atmosphere. |
Geotimes
August 2003
Matt Shindell |
Mars Express for geologists Although Mars Express largely relies on old technologies, in many ways replicating past experiments, it can only contribute to an ever-growing body of knowledge about the early history of Mars and its water, and the processes that shape the planet today. |
Scientific American
December 19, 2005
George Musser |
Martian Claymation An ancient, watery Mars was not always an acid bath -- water-related clay minerals show up in the Nili Fossae/Syrtis Major region on the planet. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Joshua J. Romero |
Mars For The Rest Of Us Better cameras, greater bandwidth, and bigger displays put Mars within reach of armchair explorers and by maximizing what can be done from the ground NASA can make Mars exploration politically sustainable and financially worthwhile. |
Chemistry World
December 19, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Carbonates Confirmed on Mars New snapshots of Mars appear to show large outcrops of carbonate-bearing rocks, indicating that regions of the Red Planet could once have been an ideal environment for life to thrive. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
NASA: "There Is Liquid Water Today On The Surface Of Mars" This is huge news for space agencies worldwide, and could make it easier to look for signs of life on the red planet. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Barry E. DiGregorio |
China Reaches For the Red Planet A joint project with Russia anticipates retrieving soil from the Martian moon Phobos. |
Geotimes
October 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Traveling on Mars Over the past nine months, Mars' twin rovers have delivered amazing photographs and data to Earth, and now the first published science findings have appeared. |
Geotimes
January 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Mars Update: Opportunity lands Two rovers now inhabit Mars, after the latest of NASA's robot explorers, Opportunity, landed safely over the weekend. Following a brief hiccup last week when its twin went momentarily silent, Opportunity touched down on Saturday night, half a planet away from Spirit. |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2013
Emma Stoye |
NASA probe sets off for Mars NASA's latest Mars mission -- the Maven (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) orbiter -- has begun its 10-month journey to the red planet after its successful launch this week from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006
John McHale |
Electronic Pieces of NASA's Next Mars Mission Are Coming Together Designers of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is beginning a new phase in preparation for a launch in August 2007. Phoenix team members are beginning to add complex subsystems such as the flight computer, power systems, and science instruments to the main structure of the spacecraft. |
Geotimes
October 2003
Naomi Lubick |
Water clues from martian carbonates For the first time, scientists have convincingly detected small yet possibly widespread amounts of carbonate minerals in the dust on Mars' surface. The findings provide new hints about water on Mars, as well as the history of the planet's atmosphere. |
Geotimes
December 2006 |
Top Space News Stories of 2006 Titan's Earthly and Unearthly Features... Space Technologies Fly, Lift and Roll on...Deep Impact Still Impresses... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
May 27, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Phoenix Lander Doesn't Crash, Snaps Pix of Mars (With Gallery!) NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander successfully touched down on Sunday night in an unexplored region near the Martian north pole. |
Wired
March 2004
David L. Chandler |
Mars on Earth At the driest spot in the driest part of the driest desert in the world, NASA is getting ready to invade the Red Planet. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006 |
Scientists Are Finding Life In Earth's Coldest, Hottest, Weirdest Places By creating an alternative life chemistry in the lab, astrobiologist Steven Benner hopes to uncover a formula for alien microbes. How five big questions about life on our planet are shaping the search for it on other worlds. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2005
Aldrin & Noland |
Roadmap To Mars So far, NASA's plan to reach the red planet has been short on detail. Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin unveils his own step-by-step proposal for mankind's next giant leap. |
Popular Mechanics
November 19, 2009
Stephen Ornes |
This Is Not Your Grade School Solar System: Gallery What has changed in solar system imagery over the past few decades and what we can learn from it |
Popular Mechanics
January 27, 2010
Daniel H. Wilson |
Spirit, NASA Martian Exploration Rover, Dies at 6 (Earth Years) The Spirit Rover, which explored the surface of Mars for over half a decade, discovering pivotal evidence of the past existence of water, was consigned to her final resting place. |
