NASA has recently reported its major breakthroughs and groundbreaking achievements in 2014. It seems that the most important achievements were related to Mars exploration – rover Curiosity’s landing on Mars’ surface and Orion spacecraft’s (photo) short flight test. Orion would be the first spacecraft to safely get a human crew to Mars by 2021. Orion’s flight test was successfully completed … [Read more...]
Mystery Of Mars ‘Jelly Doughnut’ Solved
The mystery of the odd and famous "jelly doughnut" rock on Mars have been deciphered by meticulous mission scientists of NASA. The doughnut shaped Martian rock had been puzzling scientists after Mars rover Opportunity photographed it on Jan. 8, as it appeared out of nowhere on Mars. Four days earlier on December 26, 2013, the rock wasn't there at all. So the question arises how did the rock … [Read more...]
NASA ‘s rover Opportunity makes big water finding on 10th anniversary
In a major achievement for NASA’s Opportunity Rover, that celebrates its 10th anniversary today, the Mars rover has discovered concrete evidence about presence of fresh water on the red planet. The Opportunity rover was launched on the flat plains of Mars ten years ago on January 24, 2004. After its landing, the rover rolled into an impact crater about whose existence the scientists were not … [Read more...]
