Salt lake Mars: Red planet had salty lakes billions of years ago
Mars' past seems to be more and more interesting.
Tag: Mars
Colonizing Mars could be accelerated with microbes, study suggests
The idea challenges the strict no-contamination guidelines that NASA and all space programs have closely adhered to for decades.
Creamy white frozen dunes on Mars signal arrival of spring
Is that ice cream?
Newfound comet could be an interstellar object, experts argue
It's only the second time that astronomers have detected an interstellar visitor.
Key variable used to study Mars’ ancient atmosphere varies during the day
This used to mess up our calculations, but now we understand why.
Exoplanets could have better conditions for life than Earth, study finds
"This is a surprising conclusion," the team admits.
NASA goes to Iceland to prepare for Mars mission
This is not the first time Iceland is used as a training ground for NASA missions.
How scientists are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars
We've learned so much about Mars, but pressing questions still remain.
Natural compound found in grape skins, berries, and red wine, could help Mars explorers stay fit
It doesn't necessarily have to be red wine...
Human outposts on Mars could be sheltered by a thin layer of ‘frozen smoke’
Scientists envision using a very thin material to build a huge greenhouse on Mars.
NASA prepares to grow peppers on the International Space Station
A group of researchers at NASA is preparing for the final steps to launch the Española chile pepper into space ...
A brief history of Martian spacecraft and landers
For the last 60 years, humans have been sending all sorts of spacecraft to the Red Planet -- here's a ...
Mars may have been habitable more than 4.4 billion years ago
The story of life on Mars -- if there ever was such a thing -- may have started much earlier ...
Some Martian clouds are made of ground-up meteors
That's pretty metal.
Curiosity Rover finds clay cache on Mars — potential sign of water
Curiosity is finding water beneath the ground -- and in the sky.
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.
NASA detects first evidence of a Marsquake
The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet.
Yes, there is methane on Mars, new study reports
Exciting times for Mars science.
Mars had giant rivers for billions of years, new study finds
This study offers a vital answer, but also poses a puzzling question.
Curiosity photographs river-like rounded rocks
It's a hint that Mars had a wet past.
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