New information about Mars is flowing continuously as the current exploration develops. This subject guide links to some of the hottest sites about Mars. Have fun exploring the Red Planet online.

NASA Official

Mars web sites by National Aeronautics & Space Administration. A directory created by NASA with many ways to learn the current exploration.

Current News Sources

• Mars Today
  A commercial site with many pages of images, information, activities and current news.
• Mars News
  Current and archived news reports of Mars exploration from many sources. Also facts and speculation.
• Google News
  Search for the latest update news.
• CNN: Exploring Mars
  Current news and archives.
• Mars Daily
  News and links.
• Mars Express
  News of European exploration.

Explore the Planet Virtually

• Explore Mars Now
  A simulator designed for learning about the planet, its features, habitability, and future exploration.
• Daily Martian Weather Report
  From Stanford University.
• Exploring Mars
  Information and links.

Especially for Kids and Teachers

• Center for Mars Exploration
  Part of the NASA site, with facts and teacher resources.
• Athena Mars Exploration Rovers
  Created by Cornell University for kids and teachers.
• Journey to Mars
  Kids page with teacher resources by the Exploratorium.

Museums and Societies

• American Museum of National History: Mars
  Welcome to Mars!
• Exploring the Planets Exhibition
  National Air and Space Museum site about the planet in general as well as current exploration.
• Planetary Society's Red Rover goes to Mars Project
  A space interest group rpovides information, news and links.

Library Electronic Resources

For periodical articles, try our Research Databases from home or in the library. We recommend searching the following two databases:

General Onefile

Search "Mars" by subject, then choose Mars (Planet). Use "Narrow by Subdivision" to select articles with specific focus.

ProQuest

A basic search with "mars" brings up over 1,000 citations, abstracts and full text articles. These can be sorted by most recent or most relevant and limited in several categories. Using advanced search allows for narrowing and more specific topics.