SAN FRANCISCO – Liquid or gas flowed through cracks penetrating underground rock on ancient Mars, according to a report based on some of the first observations by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Recent photographs of Mars transmitted by the UA-operated High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera show evidence that liquid once flowed underneath the surface of the red planet. Two UA ...

NASA has shared a new orbital image of the Curiosity Mars rover making tracks across the Red Planet to uncover secrets kept for billions of years. The image was taken from its Mars Reconnaissance ...

The image marks what may be the first time one of the agency’s Mars orbiters has captured the rover driving. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has never been camera shy, having been seen in selfies and ...

After nearly 20 years on the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has snapped its 100,000th image of the surface with its HiRISE camera. Short for High Resolution Imaging Science ...

Two Russian cosmonauts are back inside the International Space Station after conducting a spacewalk to install a semiconductor materials experiment, as well as retrieve and jettison a no-longer-needed ...

AMES, Iowa — Optical scientist Peter Smith, creator of the Mars Pathfinder Imager — the first camera to return photos of Mars’ surface, will speak at Iowa State University on Thursday, Feb. 10. “The ...

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NASA's sharp-eyed Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) just notched a big milestone. MRO's HiRISE ("High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment") camera has now snapped 100,000 photos of the surface of ...

A Washington State University experiment that could impact the ability of humans to live beyond earth is expected to arrive in space next year as astronauts plant a cosmic garden in orbit. Sometime ...

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera is the size of a small car—and the biggest digital camera ever built for astronomy. By Andrew Paul Published Apr 3, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Get the Popular ...