Mars
A Single Dust Devil on Mars
Mars has a great combination of dust and wind. The result of that combination is often dust devils. The HiRISE…
What Happens if Perseverance Finds Life on Mars?
It's a fair question, isn't it? What IF Perseverance finds evidence of life on Mars? What will the implications of…
Sand Dunes on Mars Shift From Season to Season
Mars’ gravity makes it an amazing place to find some of the biggest landscapes in the solar system. Those would…
Perseverance Seen From Space by ESA’s ExoMars Orbiter
The ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter (part of the ExoMars 2020 mission) has revealed images of the Perseverance rover and where…
Dust Particles in the Martian Atmosphere can Create Static Electricity, but not Enough to Endanger the Rovers
Lightning is one of the most powerful forces in nature. Up to 1 billion volts of electricity can flow into…
Some Earth Life Could Already Survive on Mars
Mars’ surface is a harsh environment for life. But life on Earth is notoriously resilient as well. No one is…
Did Ancient Martian Life Eat Rocks For Food?
Some lucky astronomers get to work with some of the rarest material in the world. Real Martian meteorites are extraordinarily…
What a Geologist Sees When They Look at Perseverance’s Landing Site
Geologists love fieldwork. They love getting their specialized hammers and chisels into seams in the rock, exposing unweathered surfaces and…
There was a Secret Code in the Perseverance Parachute
A secret coded message was hidden on the gigantic parachute used to land the Perseverance rover safely on the surface…
Perseverance’s Landing … Seen From Orbit!
The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has done it again. The imaging team was able to capture the…