Mars
You Can See the Spot Where Lava Broke Through the Wall of a Martian Crater and Began Filling it Up
At a fundamental level, Mars is a volcanic planet. Its surface is home to the Solar System's largest extinct volcano,…
You’re Going to Need a Bigger Drill. The Best Place for Life on Mars is Deep, Deep Underground
New research has indicated that subterranean lakes could exist on Mars thanks to geothermal heating, which is where any life…
If There’s Subsurface Water Across Mars, Where is it Safe to Land to Avoid Contamination?
If Mars is a potential home for alien life, can we land safely anywhere on the surface without introducing contamination…
Astronauts Will be Able to Extract Fuel, Air, and Water From Martian Brine
A team of researchers have created an electrolyzer that could be a game-changer for exploration missions on Mars.
This is Mawrth Vallis on Mars, and it’s Positively Bursting with Evidence of Past Water Action on Mars
Here on Earth, geologists seek out deep channels into Earth's rock, carved over the ages by flowing water. The exposed…
At One Time, This Region of Mars was Inundated by a “Megaflood”
A new study of the Curiosity rover's data has show that the Gale Crater once experienced massive flooding, bolstering the…
Mars Might Have Lost its Water Quickly
Mars is an arid place, and aside from a tiny amount of water vapour in the atmosphere, all water exists…
A High Resolution, Cross-Eyed Look at the Entire Surface of Mars
A group of amateur and professional astronomers have collaborated to create what may be the highest resolution global map of…
There Might Be Water On All Rocky Planets
If you asked someone who was reasonably scientifically literate how Earth got its water, they'd likely tell you it came…
One Mars Trojan asteroid has the same chemical signature as the Earth’s moon
Mars has a trojan asteroid that could be a captured rock from the surface of the Moon.