A Rocket Carried Cannabis Seeds and 166 Human Remains into Space But Their Capsule Never Made It Back
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Tag: Mars
A NASA Spacecraft Just Spotted a Volcano on Mars Like We Have Never Seen Before
NASA's Mars Odyssey captures a surreal new image of Arsia Mons at sunrise
Astronomers Found a Volcano Hiding in Plain Sight on Mars
It's not active now, and it hasn't been active for some time, but it's a volcano.
Scientists Used Lasers To Finally Explain How Tiny Dunes Form — And This Might Hold Clues to Other Worlds
Decoding how sand grains move and accumulate on Earth can also help scientists understand dune formation on Mars.
Terraforming Mars Might Actually Work and Scientists Now Have a Plan to Try It
Can we build an ecosystem on Mars — and should we?
A Decade After The Martian, Hollywood’s Mars Timeline Is Falling Apart
NASA hasn’t landed humans on Mars yet. But thanks to robotic missions, scientists now know more about the planet’s surface ...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spotted Driving Across Mars From Space for the First Time
An orbiter captured Curiosity mid-drive on the Red Planet.
This strange rock on Mars is forcing us to rethink the Red Planet’s history
A strange rock covered in tiny spheres may hold secrets to Mars’ watery — or fiery — past.
Mars has huge amounts of water hidden beneath its surface — and perhaps life too
There may be an ocean's worth of water trapped inside rocks miles below the surface.
A Meteor Crashed Into Mars and Sent Shockwaves Racing Across the Planet. It Apparently Happens More Often Than We Thought
There's a hidden "seismic highway" beneath Mars' surface.
This Mineral Is What Makes Mars Red — And It Shows the Planet Was Once Cold and Wet
Mars' dust may be key to understanding the planet's watery past.
Scientists Just Found Evidence of Ancient Martian Beaches
GPR data from China's Zhurong rover reveals Mars once had beaches and waves pointing to a global ocean.
Curiosity Rover Uncovers 3.7-Billion-Year-Old Ripples That Suggest Mars Once Had Ice-Free Lakes
Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.
Babies born on Mars could diverge from Earthlings within a couple of generations
Mars is a strange place and any humans born there are bound to look radically different over thousands or even ...
A giant volcano spanning 280 miles and taller than Mt. Everest was discovered on Mars
Noctis Mons marks a monumental volcanic discovery on Mars, reshaping our understanding of the Red Planet's geology.
Should we treat Mars as a space archaeology museum? This researcher believes so
Mars isn’t just a cold, barren rock. Anthropologists argue that the tracks of rovers and broken probes are archaeological treasures.
Mars Dust Storms Can Engulf Entire Planet, Shutting Down Rovers and Endangering Astronauts — Now We Know Why
Warm days may ignite the Red Planet’s huge dust storms.
Researchers find evidence of hot water on Mars — in a rock on Earth
A zircon crystal from a Martian meteorite unlocks secrets of a water-rich, dynamic Mars 4.45 billion years ago.
Mars may have had an ancient lake as big as an ocean
Researchers conclude that a nearshore zone once existed in Utopia Planitia.
Mars might harbor life under its icy surface — and now scientists know where to look
A new study calculates where photosynthetic microbes might survive under Martian ice.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Discovers Bizarre ‘Zebra Rock’ on Mars
"Freya Castle" is unlike any rock seen before on the Red Planet.
Gravity data suggests Mars may be more “alive” than previously thought
Mars' surface may hide evidence of volcanoes that are still active.
NASA finally figures out what’s up with those “Mars spiders”
They're not actual spiders, of course, but rather strange geological features.
Mars may have a lot of water in its crust. It’s just too deep to use
Mars may have oceans' worth of water — but it's more than 10 km under the surface.
Most Drugs Meant for Astronauts Expire Before Trip to Mars Ends, Scientists Say
Could pharmaceutical shelf lives be a setback for a trip to the Red Planet?
NASA stunned as Curiosity Rover finds sulfur crystals on Mars — “It shouldn’t be there”
Curiosity delivers once again.
NASA wants to send a swarm of bumblebee-like flying robots to explore Mars
Scientists are buzzing with excitement over this concept.
This tiny desert moss could be key to terraforming Mars
Syntrichia caninervis has a real gift for bouncing back to life.
Astronaut kidneys might not survive a mission to Mars
"I’d say that while an astronaut could make it to Mars they might need dialysis on the way back," researchers ...
Martian meteorites reveal secrets of Red Planet’s geological past
Who knew a Martian meteorite could be so pretty?
Scientists Discover a Mysterious Hole on Mars: What’s Inside Could Be Key to Keeping Astronauts Alive There
Could this be a gateway to subterranean shelters for future explorers?
Radar measurements on Mars show signs of ancient delta and water
Liquid water on ancient Mars seems to be essentially confirmed now.
Volcanoes on other planets — Venus’ Maat Mons, Earth’s Karymsky, Mars’ Olympus Mons, Io, and Enceladus
Ever wondered what volcanoes on other worlds look like? Well, look no further! Image via Reddit. Source: NASA / ESA. ...
Volcanic hotspot on Mars rewrites the Red Planet’s geologic history
We thought Mars was geologically "dead" and we may be wrong.
Martian caves could be key to colonizing the Red Planet
Mars is bombarded by a ton of radiation. But cave entrances block most of these dangerous rays.
We can probably start a Mars colony with only 22 people
The minimum number of people may be even lower — but only if the participants are mentally stable.
Mars may have had wet seasons and flash floods
Could mud cracks have meant seasonal climate patterns on the Red Planet?
Scientists reveal the secrets of Martian and Titanian rivers
Remote sensing reveals the intensity of past and present river flows on other worlds.
New global mosaic of the Red Planet reveals Mars in mesmerizing detail
Caltech's 5.7 terapixel mosaic is the ultimate Mars map.
NASA’s Curiosity rover snaps first-ever pictures of “sun rays” on Mars
The rover captured a stunning sunset at the start of a new cloud-imaging campaign
This lizard-like robot can outperform Mars rovers
Here is a lizard-inspired robot that is as creepy and fascinating as real lizards, and wishes to explore Mars.
NASA’s InSight mission on Mars reaches bittersweet end
It's been a very productive four years. Enjoy your retirement, InSight.
The crust of Mars may be more complicated and “evolved” than we thought
Mars' geology isn't quite as funky as Earth's -- but it's not all that plain either.
Mars may actually have an active mantle plume deep beneath its surface
Mars is turning out to be a more interesting place than we thought.
If there was life on Mars, it likely drove itself extinct through climate-change
If microbes can do this, we should be particularly worried with our own impact on the climate.
Dormant bacteria could survive on Mars for hundreds of millions of years
This is important both for our search for life, and for potential contamination of the Red Planet.
Subterranean microbes may have dominated ancient Mars for a while. But they also caused their own destruction
Hydrogen-hungry microbes may have saturated the Martian atmosphere with methane, triggering a terrible ice age.
James Webb telescope zooms in on Mars for the first time
The powerful space telescope used its potent infrared instruments to reveal unseen features from both Mars' surface and atmosphere.
Perseverance finds organic material in rock samples from Mars
This isn't proof that Mars used to harbor life, but it does help support that hypothesis.
