Solar beats nuclear at many potential settlement sites on Mars
The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended...
Magma in Martian mantle is still active! It triggers marsquakes again and again
Volcanic activity beneath the surface of Mars could be responsible for triggering repetitive marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes, in a specific region of...
What sounds captured by NASA’s rover reveal about Mars
Listen closely to sounds from Mars, recorded by NASA’s Perseverance:
The rover’s mechanical whine and click in a light Martian wind; the whir of rotors...
When did Mars lose its global magnetic field
Billions of years ago, Mars was once a much different place than the cold and desiccated place it is today.
Basically, it had a thicker,...
How Mars lost its oceans
It has long been known that Mars once had oceans due in part to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth’s.
However, the magnetic field...
Scientists find a ‘one-off gift’ from Martian meteorite
Scientists find the first evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact from a Martian meteorite.
The new finding has implications for understanding when conditions...
Liquid water flowed on Mars much longer than previously thought
Mars once rippled with rivers and ponds billions of years ago, providing a potential habitat for microbial life.
As the planet's atmosphere thinned over time,...
Liquid water on Mars may be only a dusty mirage
Liquid water previously detected under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet...
Newly discovered carbon may yield clues to ancient Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and since then has roamed Gale Crater taking samples and sending the results back...
Organic molecules found in this Martian meteorite are not from the Earth, shows study
Organic molecules found in a meteorite that hurtled to Earth from Mars were synthesized during interactions between water and rocks that occurred on the...