Mysterious ravines on Mars appear to have been hollowed out by CO₂-excavated ice blocks
Did life really exist on Mars after all? Unfortunately, there is no conclusive evidence on this yet. However, it seems ...
Tag: Mars
A step towards life on Mars? Lichens survive Martian simulation in a new study
For the first time, researchers have shown that certain lichens species can survive the Mars type conditions, including exposure to ...
Could life exist under the ice of Mars? Study suggests possibilities
Although real evidence of life on Mars has never been found, a new NASA study suggests that microbes could find ...
Atmospheric oxidation and the creation of modern Mars
Like Earth, Mars formed about 4.5 billion years ago, but its initial surface was very different from today. The surface ...
Curiosity rover provides new information on how Mars became uninhabitable
NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale Crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate changed ...
Nuclear rockets could get to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade, but the 225 million mile journey to the ...
Study reveals first evidence of volcanic projection cone on Mars
While working under the direction of Erika Rader, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at ...
Rock fossils suggest ancient climate on Mars
Long ago, wind and water shaped the soft sand and sediment of Mars into dunes, ripples, and other landforms called ...
Study shows thick atmosphere of early Mars may be trapped in planet’s clay surface
Mars wasn’t always the cold desert we know today. There’s growing evidence that water flowed across the surface of the ...
Mars wobble could be sign of dark matter, study finds
In a new study, MIT physicists suggest that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up ...
