That burst of Martian methane is long gone, but mystery of life on Mars remains BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA says the record-setting belch of Martian methane that its Curiosity rover detected last week has faded… Read More
Is there life on Mars, or on other worlds beyond Earth? The answer may be squishy BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected fresh whiffs of Martian methane, once again sparking speculation about a potential… Read More
NASA’s Curiosity rover tracks down organic molecules and methane on Mars The latest evidence for methane and other organic chemicals on Mars isn’t the smoking gun for life on Mars that… Read More
Robotic telepresence could be the best way for humans to explore Mars, scientists say Robotic telepresence could save future Mars explorers from the perils that faced fictional astronaut Mark Watney in “The Martian” —… Read More
NASA’s Curiosity rover fleshes out geological picture of Mars’ past habitability Scientists say they’re putting together the puzzle pieces provided by NASA’s Curiosity rover to get a better picture of how… Read More
Weird sand ripples on Mars tell tales about Red Planet’s past and present climate The sands of Mars move in mysterious ways – including one way that’s not seen on Earth’s surface, but only on the… Read More
NASA considers turning Curiosity rover into a scout for water on Mars mountain NASA says one of the Curiosity rover’s future tasks could be to check out sites on Mars that may harbor trickles… Read More
Microsoft and NASA team up to create virtual Mars tour with HoloLens Microsoft and NASA are bringing HoloLens to the masses – and bringing the masses to Mars – with a mixed-reality experience that will… Read More
Get a 360-degree view of that monster dune on Mars from NASA’s Curiosity rover The 16-foot-high sand dune that NASA’s Curiosity rover has been skirting around on Mars looks even more imposing in… Read More
Three years after Mars landing, Curiosity rover faces new mysteries Three years after NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars, scientists are celebrating a curious milestone: Although the six-wheeled, plutonium-powered robot… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Mars Rover’s Rob Manning, Virtual Reality Hackathon, and more The Mars rover Curiosity celebrated its thousandth Martian day Friday, nearly three years since its historic landing on the Red Planet.… Read More
From Space to SOPA: 10 Tech Triumphs of 2012 Rovers, particles, and skydiving from the edge of space. And that was just the beginning. Earlier this week, GeekWire documented… Read More
‘NASA and We Know It’: Seattle team’s video goes viral You know you’re doing something right when your video about the latest NASA mission gets retweeted by NASA to its more… Read More
Amazon’s cloud powering NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover Amazon, the online super-retailer and South Lake Union Overlord, has the cloud computing system that best suits NASA’s latest and… Read More
Curiosity packs the house for a perfect landing on Mars Will you remember where you were when Curiosity landed? I know I will! I was among more than 600 people… Read More
Super awesome ‘Curiosity’ approaches Mars, set for ‘Seven Minutes of Terror’ The plan to land the roving space lab Curiosity on Mars this weekend is the stuff of the wildest imaginations.… Read More
