Earth is a blue planet that has red sunsets. Mars is a red planet with blue sunsets! From its vant...  ...unsets! From its vantage point on the surface of Mars , NASA's rover Opportunity relayed a spectacular s...  ...e sun is due to the same dust particles that make Mars ' sk...

That's all they really wantSome funWhen the workin...  ...m ATHLETE), a remote roverbot designed to explore Mars

(vimeo link) When humans explore other planets, there's a possibility we may overlook something important. This animation was produced by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham. -via Laughing Squid...

It's bad enough, it would seem from reality televi...  ...isolation which would be required in a journey to Mars . Two crew members have already been chosen, and o...  ...-05/first-crew-members-selected-520-day-simulated- mars

[caption id="attachment_30073" align="aligncenter"...  ...ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)"][/caption] The Mars Express recently made some historically close pas...  ...s recently made some historically close passes to Mars ' moon, Phobos, and managed to snap some detailed...  ...s of the rock we've seen... or i...

NASA's Spirit rover {wiki} landed on Mars in 2004. After its planned 90-day mission, the ro...  ...ernation mode at least until temperatures rise on Mars , which could be six months. Despite the science...

One of the more daunting challenges of sending mis...  ...e more daunting challenges of sending missions to Mars is the problem of dust.  Due to the atmosphere a...

[caption id="attachment_28891" align="aligncenter"...  ...e photo above) are made to mobilize in a barren, Mars -like location at the  Mars

[caption id="attachment_28815" align="aligncenter"...  ...-Caltech/University of Arizona"][/caption] The Mars  Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera recently...

Photo: NASA/JPL/University of ArizonaPhil Plait of...  ...blog explains that the weird looking tendrils on Mars , as shown above in a photo taken by HiRISE (High...  ...n Imaging Science Experiment) camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, as:In the Martian winter,...  ...on't we, fellow Neatoramanauts?...