NASA’s Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars’ history
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region.
After collecting its...
Human mission to mars should last a maximum of 4 years
At one time, the idea of sending humans to Mars either seemed like a distant prospect or something out of science fiction.
But with multiple...
If Planet 9 is out there, here’s where to look
There are eight known planets in the solar system (ever since Pluto was booted from the club), but for a while, there has been...
Human Mars mission could be safe if it doesn’t exceed four years, shows study
Sending human travelers to Mars would require scientists and engineers to overcome a range of technological and safety obstacles.
One of them is the grave...
Mars’ bright south pole reflections may be clay, not water, shows study
Bright reflections observed at Mars’ south pole serve as evidence for water. But, seeing may be deceiving.
After measuring the area’s electrical properties with orbiting,...
Clays, not water, are likely source of Mars lakes
Three studies published in the past month have cast doubt on the premise of subsurface lakes below the Martian south pole.
Where there’s water, there’s...
Scientists use seismic data to look inside Mars for the first time
Since early 2019, researchers have been recording and analyzing marsquakes as part of the InSight mission.
This relies on a seismometer whose data acquisition and...
Mars isn’t dead. Its volcanoes could still be active
Most volcanism on the Red Planet occurred between 3 and 4 billion years ago, with smaller eruptions in isolated locations continuing perhaps as recently...
Volcanoes on Mars might still be active, shows study
Back in March, NASA’s InSight lander detected two large quakes from a geologically active region of Mars called the Cerberus Fossae.
Now, using imagery from...
Mars has the right conditions for life just under the surface
According to the immortal words of Ian Malcom (Jeff Goldblum) “Life..uh…finds a way”.
Back in 2005, an article in Nature used the famous quote from...