The rover's six wheels slipped during three out of four attempts made from the base of the "Jocko Butte" feature to the boundary in the "Logan Pass" area between May 7 and May 13. more
NASA is giving $500,000 to Idaho State University researchers who are studying Mars topography. more
Using data from four satellites, researchers have put together the most detailed map yet of the surface of Mars. more
A new study found that extroverts could have a hard time getting along with less talkative crew members on simulated space missions. more
A nonprofit is planning to send four settlers to Mars in 2024. more
Could bacteria colonize Mars before we do? more
NASA plans to test a disk-shaped spacecraft over the Pacific Ocean this summer in preparation for a Mars mission. more
NASA is looking to send a manned mission to Mars in about 20 years. more
NASA has detailed broad steps of a plan to get astronauts on the surface of Mars by the 2030s. more
Comet Sliding Spring is on its way to pass Mars by just 84,000 miles in October. more
Spanish scientists have built a simulation chamber that imitates the surface of Mars down to its dust. more
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is temporarily on "safe mode" after it unexpectedly switched computers, something that hasn't happened in more than two years. more