Mars
Maybe Mars and Earth Didn’t Form Close to Each Other
A new study by an international team of researchers has suggested that Mars formed farther from the Sun than previously…
How Long Can a Rocky World Withstand the Blasts From a Red Dwarf Star?
In a presentation at the Fall Meeting of the American Geological Union, a team of researchers showed how MAVEN data…
New Research Says “Levitating” Sands Explain how Mars Got its Landscape
A new study by an international team of scientists has indicated how a different form of water transport called "levitation"…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct 25, 2017: Dr. John Charles of NASA’s Human Research Program
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Sky Pointing Curiosity Captures Breathtaking Vista of Mount Sharp and Crater Rim, Climbs Vera Rubin Seeking Hydrated Martian Minerals
5 years after a heart throbbing Martian touchdown, Curiosity is climbing Vera Rubin Ridge in search of “aqueous minerals” and…
Metal-Eating Bacteria Could Have Left their “Fingerprints” on Mars, Proving it Once Hosted Life
A new study by a team of European scientists has shown how metal-eating bacteria could have left their mark on…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct 18, 2017: Weekly News Roundup
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Flowing Water on Mars Likely Cold and Frosty, Says New Study
A new study from Brown University has offered a possible explanation for how surface water could have flown on Mars…
Ancient Hydrothermal Vents Found on Mars, Could Have Been a Cradle for Life
A new report by an international team of scientists has found evidence of hydrothermal activity in an ancient Mars sea,…
This Meteorite Came From a Volcano on Mars
After examining several samples of Martian volcanic rock, which came to Earth in the form of meteorites, researchers were able…