A unique phenomenon that could be mistaken for spiders scuttling across the planet's surface has been spotted on Mars, according to the European Space Agency. The ESA said in a news release that ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I’m a journalist specializing in the quirky side of science and space. “Signs of spiders from Mars” is an eye-catching title for an ...
Mars is collecting artifacts.Without the large, powerful camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which observes ...
David Bowie famously christened his backing band 'The Spiders from Mars' in the early 1970s. But the rock legend surely had no idea that this describes a real phenomenon on our neighbouring red ...
The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has spotted "spiders" on the Red Planet's southern polar region. But they're not the arachnids we fear or adore back on Earth — they're the ...
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter's observations include an eight-kilometre-wide crater displaying evidence of water ice as well as a couple of interesting craters in Ganges Chasma Detail of the eight ...
NASA's InSight lander may be relaxing in retirement on Mars, but the robot continues to provide the space agency with valuable information. Recently, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter checked on its ...
On this date in history: In 1787, with George Washington presiding, the first regular session of the Constitutional Convention, which drew up the Constitution of the United States, convened at ...
Space can be a wondrous place, and we've got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and if you're wondering what happened to today in space history don't miss ...
Stereo imaging will be an important tool on NEAR for geologic analysis of Eros, because it provides three-dimensional information on the asteroid's landforms and structures. This anaglyph can be ...
Right now it takes roughly eight months for astronauts to travel from Earth to Mars, but if NASA or any other space agencies have hopes of establishing a base on the Red Planet, they’ll need to ...
On Episode 112 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rob Manning, Chief Engineer Emeritus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about Mars exploration and, in particular, Mars Sample Return.