Mars welcomes spring with dramatic changes
As Earth gears up for New Year’s celebrations, Mars scientists have already marked the occasion. The Red Planet completed its ...
Tag: Research
New evidence for hidden water reservoirs and rare magmas on ancient Mars
A recent study uncovers how variations in Mars’ crustal thickness billions of years ago shaped its magmatic evolution and underground ...
Warm weather may trigger dust storms on Mars
Mars' infamous dust storms can blanket the entire planet, creating a challenge for rovers, landers, and future human missions. In ...
Using asteroids as radiation shields for Mars missions
Radiation poses a major challenge for long-duration space missions, including future trips to Mars planned by NASA and SpaceX. Traditional ...
Did Mars once flow with liquid CO2 instead of water?
Mars' dry riverbeds and lake basins suggest liquid once flowed on its surface, but was it water? A new Perspectives ...
Alien life on Mars? Acidalia Planitia could be the key
Mars enthusiasts, take note: a vast 1,800-mile-wide Martian plain, Acidalia Planitia, is at the center of exciting new research that ...
Did Mars rip an asteroid apart to create its two moons?
A recent NASA study using advanced supercomputer simulations provides a fresh perspective on how Mars might have gained its two ...
How volcanic cave research is advancing the search for life on Mars
Through the intricate study of lava tubes, which are caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down, an international ...
Ancient hot water on Mars points to habitable past
A new study led by researchers at Curtin University has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient ...
