Flowing Martian water was protected by sheets of carbon dioxide
Mars’ ancient climate is one of our Solar System’s most perplexing mysteries. The planet was once wet and warm; now it’s dry and cold.
Whatever...
Scientists have figured out why Martian soil is so crusty
On November 26, 2018, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission landed on Mars.
This was a major milestone in...
Scientists uncover how icy Mars once hosted rivers and a vast lake
New research suggests that ancient Mars, despite its icy conditions, once had rivers, lakes, and even a vast Mediterranean-sized lake, all flowing under thick...
Mars may have been habitable more recently than we thought
New research from Harvard University suggests that Mars might have been habitable more recently than scientists previously believed.
The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals...
Remember that “alien signal” sent by the ExoMars orbiter last year? It’s just been...
In May 2023, the ESA’s Exomars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), currently in orbit around Mars, sent a signal to Earth to simulate a possible...
Astronauts could take an asteroid ferry from Earth to Mars
This idea really is quite a fascinating one.
Currently a trip to Mars would require large amounts of air, water and other resources to sustain...
Scientists find possible habitats for life beneath Mars’ icy surface
A new study suggests that beneath Mars’ icy surface, there might be hidden pools of meltwater capable of supporting life.
This discovery could point to...
Could life exist below Mars’ ice? New study explores the possibility
A new NASA study suggests that life might be able to survive beneath the frozen ice on Mars.
While no direct evidence of life on...
How early Earth and Mars evolved from magma oceans to solid planets
Before Earth became the blue planet we know today, it was covered by a deep ocean of molten rock, or magma, that stretched hundreds...
NASA’s Curiosity rover uncovers clues about how Mars became uninhabitable
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the Gale crater on Mars, uncovering new information about how the Red Planet went from being a place...