Pit Crater near Elysium Mons. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona The image above shows an area on the lower southeastern flank of the volcano Elysium Mons on Mars. Pictured is a small yet dark pit that is about 130 meters in diameter. This is the first pit seen in...
The Helelani rover is seen here after laying down the 100th paver for the Vertical Take-off/Vertical Landing Pad project on Hawaii Island. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) completed a major milestone last month with...
Mariner 4 Credit: NASA According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the Institute of Technology, one of the greatest early successes of the American space program was the Mariner 4 mission that journeyed to Mars. The spacecraft made its closest approach to...
The Earth. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems is participating in the White House Astronomy Night on Monday, Oct. 19. President Barack Obama is hosting the event to encourage students to pursue education and careers in the STEM fields:...
Mars NASA is looking for innovative ideas to use in situ (in place) Martian resources to help establish a human presence on the Red Planet. The In Situ Resource Utilization Challenge offers the public an opportunity to submit designs for structures on Mars that would...
