6 things to know about NASA’s Mars helicopter on its way to Mars
When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, it will be carrying a small but mighty passenger: Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter.
The...
Ancient Mars was more like Iceland than Idaho
New study indicates that, more than 3 billion years ago, seasons in Gale Crater on Mars were probably something like those in Iceland.
The ancient...
Scientists find new way to make fuels on Mars
Researchers may have come up with a solution to one of the most pressing challenges of a Mars voyage:
How do we get enough fuel...
Water on Mars not as widespread as previously thought, shows study
Water on Mars, in the form of brines, may not be as widespread as previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at...
Scientists may find the best place for life on Mars
The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of...
Scientists find most habitable region on Mars
The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of...
Scientists discover ancient megaflood on Mars’ equator
In a new study, scientists find that floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars’ equator around 4 billion years ago.
This...
Ancient zircon minerals from Mars reveal the elusive internal structure of the red planet
The uranium-bearing mineral zircon is an abundant constituent of Earth's continental crust.
It provides information about the age and origin of the continents and large...
Scientists find how water escaped Mars
Mars once had oceans but is now bone-dry, leaving many to wonder how the water was lost.
University of Arizona researchers have discovered a surprisingly...
Clay subsoil at Earth’s driest place may signal life on Mars
Earth’s most arid desert may hold a key to finding life on Mars.
Diverse microbes discovered in the clay-rich, shallow soil layers in Chile’s dry...