Space News
Rocky Alien Planets: What The Heck Is On Their Surfaces?
Universe Today - 25 May 2013 17:25
We don't have the budget yet to send Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise to probe the surface of strange new worlds, but luckily for humanity, astronomers are figuring out techniques to do that without even needing to leave Ea...
Opportunity Discovers Clays Favorable to Martian Biology and Sets Sail for Motherlode of New Clues
Universe Today - 26 May 2013 01:59
Now nearly a decade into her planned 3 month only expedition to Mars, NASA's longest living rover Opportunity, struck gold and has just discovered the strongest evidence to date for an environment favorable to ancient Ma...
Mars Society Proposes A Year-Long Arctic Mission To Better Prepare for the Red Planet
Universe Today - 26 May 2013 00:27
The Arctic's a lot like Mars, according to the Mars Society. It's cold, it's isolated, and it's kind of dangerous. And, the society says, it's ready to bring humans to the Arctic for a year to make a mission there even m...