Ares Express Issue 8

For a fascinating overview of the entire Spirit and Opportunity missions on Mars and a great summary of what happened with the Cassini-Huygens probe, you couldn’t do much better than reading the current issue of Ares Express. Ares Express writer Graeme Skinner also describes the value of stargazing using only your eyes and no instruments and wonders what Galileo would say if you showed him what we’ve managed to achieve in space exploration over the last few decades.

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Ares Express Issue 7

In this issue of Ares Express, Graeme Skinner wishes the Mars Rovers a happy first birthday, covers the latest news concerning a number of space probes currently in operation, takes a long survey of the hottest forum threads and provides us with a comprehensive calendar of important Space and Astronomy events happening in 2005. It’s all essential reading for anyone interested in Mars!

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Ares Express Issue 6

After another prolonged absence, Ares Express is finally back, and is now being written by Graeme Skinner, a regular contributor to the forums. Graeme has provided a great summary of the popular topics being discussed at New Mars and also enlightens us about how Kepler has helped us go to Mars.

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Ares Express Issue 5

Following its prolonged absence, Ares Express is back with an extra long summary of the best forum topics to make up for it!

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Ares Express Issue 4

The European Space Agency’s announcement of their future Mars exploration plans failed to edge NASA’s seemingly indestructable rovers out of the spotlight, but they still attracted the attention of our forum regulars, along with their current probe to Titan. Read more about this and other topics in this week’s Ares Express.

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Ares Express Issue 3

Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, the Hubble Space Telescope and space hotels - they’re all in this week’s issue of Ares Express, New Mars’ guide to the latest happenings on our forums and Mars news across the Internet.

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Ares Express Issue 2

This week’s issue of Ares Express looks at the continuing Spirit and Opportunity saga, with stories on the Mars Express spacecraft, the Mars Society’s new policy paper in response to the Bush initiative and more.

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Ares Express Issue 1

Introducing the first issue of Ares Express, a weekly newsletter with the latest happenings on the New Mars forums and links to Mars news across the Internet.

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False Hopes

In the first editorial of New Mars, Adrian Hon looks at the false hopes that the public have been presented on a manned mission to Mars, and considers the need of space exploration agencies and advocates to regain the public’s confidence.

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