X-flare and Martian Meteor Shower

Source - Space Weather News for Nov. 7, 2014: http://spaceweather.com

MARTIAN METEOR SHOWER: NASA and European spacecraft have detected evidence of a "spectacular" meteor shower on Mars caused by the close approach of Comet Siding Spring last month.  If a human had been standing on the Red Planet at the time, they might have seen thousands of meteors per hour followed by a widespread yellow afterglow that lasted for days.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information.

X-FLARE!  Active sunspot AR2205 produced a potent X1-class solar flare on Nov. 7th, causing a strong HF radio blackout on the dayside of our planet. More X-flares are in the offing as the sunspot turns toward Earth this weekend.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates.

A Hint of Hawaii in the Sands of Mars

Source - NASA Science News for Oct. 31, 2012

New results from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity show that the mineralogy of some Martian soil is similar to soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/31oct_hawaii/

A Salute to Spirit

Source - NASA Science News for June 3, 2011

It's been more than a year since NASA has heard from Mars rover Spirit. The agency says it may be time to say "thanks and farewell."

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/03jun_spirit/