Mars News
May 21, 2024
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May 1, 2024 A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the ...
Mar. 13, 2024 A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars' equator in plain sight. Its discovery points to an exciting new place to search for life, and ...
Mar. 12, 2024 Sand ripples are symmetrical. Yet wind -- which causes them -- is very much not. Furthermore, sand ripples can be found on Mars and on Earth. They would be even more fascinating if the same effect ...
Mar. 4, 2024 Geologists determined the original orientation of many of the Mars bedrock samples collected by the Perseverance rover. The findings can give scientists clues to the conditions in which the rocks originally ...
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Mar. 14, 2024 The period that liquid water was present on the surface of Mars may have been shorter than previously thought. Channel landforms called gullies, previously thought to be formed exclusively by liquid ...
Feb. 28, 2024 Organic materials discovered on Mars may have originated from atmospheric formaldehyde, according to new research, marking a step forward in our understanding of the possibility of past life on the ...
Feb. 22, 2024 Scientists suspect Mars once had long-lived rivers, lakes and streams. Today, water on Mars is found in ice at the poles and trapped below the Martian surface. Researchers now reveal that Mars also ...
Feb. 21, 2024 Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the surface -- from river deltas to valleys ...
Feb. 15, 2024 A geologist has revealed intriguing insights into the volcanic activity on Mars. He proposes that Mars has significantly more diverse volcanism than ...
Jan. 26, 2024 Ground-penetrating radar on board NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has confirmed that the Jezero Crater, formed by an ancient meteor impact just north ...
Jan. 24, 2024 New research shows that atmospheric pressure fluctuations that pull gases up from underground could be responsible for releasing subsurface methane into Mars' atmosphere; knowing when and where to ...
Jan. 11, 2024 Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making ...
Dec. 21, 2023 Researchers have discovered the transformative potential of Martian nanomaterials, potentially opening the door to sustainable habitation on the red ...
Nov. 9, 2023 Scientists have observed, for the first time in the visible range, a glow on the night side of the planet Mars. These new observations provide a better understanding of the dynamics of the upper ...
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Oct. 25, 2023 NASA's InSight mission to Mars helped scientists map out Mars' internal structure, including the size and composition of its core, and provided general hints about its tumultuous ...
Oct. 24, 2023 New analysis of data from the Curiosity rover reveals that much of the craters on Mars today could have once been habitable ...
Oct. 17, 2023 Scientists have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. The study rules out a meteorite impact, suggesting ...
Sep. 20, 2023 The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars' gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had an extensive northern ocean. In doing so, the method defines the scope of what ...
Aug. 9, 2023 New observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity Rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling occurred in early Martian surface environments, indicating that the red planet may have once seen ...
Aug. 3, 2023 The study investigated why the paths of meandering rivers change over time and is a step toward understanding what the hydroclimate on Mars was like when there was still surface ...
July 21, 2023 The material record that currently exists on the moon is rapidly becoming at risk of being destroyed if proper attention isn't paid during the new space era, scientists say. They propose a new ...
July 12, 2023 Scientists gain vital insights into Mars' history and potential for supporting ...
July 10, 2023 A new technique allows scientists to see how intensely rivers used to flow on Mars, and how they currently flow on Titan. The method uses satellite observations to estimate the rate at which rivers ...
June 29, 2023 A study offers new insights into how water from melting ice could have played a recent role in the formation of ravine-like channels that cut down the sides of impact craters on ...
June 9, 2023 Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space -- which could supplement life support systems on the Moon and ...
Apr. 26, 2023 New research suggests future Martian botanists may be able to grow gene-edited rice on ...
Apr. 24, 2023 New NASA InSight research reveals that Mars has a liquid core rich in sulfur and oxygen, leading to new clues about how terrestrial planets form, evolve and potentially sustain ...
Apr. 24, 2023 A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the liquid core at the centre of Mars, furthering understanding of the planet's formation and ...
Mar. 15, 2023 Scientists revealed the discovery of a relict glacier near Mars' equator. Located in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus at coordinates 7° 33' S, 93° 14' W, this finding is significant as it ...
Mar. 7, 2023 A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar system and wipe out life on this planet, according to a recent ...
Feb. 21, 2023 Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments, according to new ...
Feb. 16, 2023 Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth. When dust particles rub against each other, as they do in Martian dust storms, they ...
Feb. 8, 2023 In the ongoing search for signs of life on Mars, a new study proposes focusing on 'time-resolved analogs' -- dynamic and similar Earth environments where changes can be analyzed over many ...
Jan. 31, 2023 Researchers have completed the first real-world study of Martian dust dynamics based on Ingenuity's historic first flights on the Red Planet, paving the way for future extraterrestrial ...
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- Scientists Detect Seismic Waves Traveling Through Martian Core
- Pioneering Research Sheds New Light on the Origins and Composition of Planet Mars
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- NASA's InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars
- Magma on Mars Likely
- Traces of Ancient Ocean Discovered on Mars
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- Ancient Bacteria Might Lurk Beneath Mars' Surface
- Balancing Risk and Reward in Planetary Exploration
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- MOXIE Experiment Reliably Produces Oxygen on Mars
- MAVEN and EMM Make First Observations of Patchy Proton Aurora at Mars
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- The Sands of Mars Are Green as Well as Red, Rover Perseverance Discovers
- First Underground Radar Images from Mars Perseverance Rover Reveal Some Surprises
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- Predicting the Efficiency of Oxygen-Evolving Electrolysis on the Moon and Mars
- How Mars Lost Its Oceans
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- Clover Growth in Mars-Like Soils Boosted by Bacterial Symbiosis
- Mars' Surface Shaped by Fast and Furious Floods from Overflowing Craters
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- Planetary Scientist Puts Mars Lake Theory on Ice With New Study That Offers Alternate Explanation
- Earthly Rocks Point Way to Water Hidden on Mars
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- Martian Global Dust Storm Ended Winter Early in the South
- Meet the Martian Meteorite Hunters
- Anatomy of the Red Planet: Mars-Quakes Reveal Interior