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Ancient Mars may have had a carbon cycle - a new study suggests the red planet may have once been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life
May 07, 2025 (SPX)
Because Mars and Earth share so many features, scientists have long wondered whether Mars could have once harbored life. Today, Mars is very cold and dry, with ...
Mars surface patterns resemble Earth, revealing secrets of its past
May 07, 2025 (SPX)
In a new study, researchers at the University of Rochester-including PhD student JohnPaul Sleiman and Rachel Glade, an assistant professor in the Department of ...
Searching for Spherules to Sample
May 06, 2025 (JPL)
As the rover continued along its traverse, spherules continued to appear. At the targets St. Pauls Bay and Mattie Mitchell, the spherules are densely packed and...
China opens international payload opportunities for Mars sample return mission
Apr 28, 2025 (SPX)
During a ceremony in Shanghai celebrating the 10th Space Day, CNSA revealed that it is inviting foreign scientists to contribute scientific instruments to be fl...
Searching for the Dark in the Light
Apr 28, 2025 (JPL)
Perseverance first looked at a dark layer at "Puncheon Rock" with an abrasion. We then examined a dark layer at "Wreck Apple," near "Sally's Cove," but we could...
NASA's Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars' Missing Carbonate Mystery
Apr 28, 2025 (SPX)
New findings from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet's ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolve...
Did it rain or snow on ancient Mars? New study suggests it did
Apr 23, 2025 (SPX)
A new study from geologists at the University of Colorado Boulder paints this picture of a Red Planet that was relatively warm and wet, much different than the ...
Curiosity rover uncovers carbon cycle clues in Martian crater
Apr 23, 2025 (SPX)
Dr. Ben Tutolo, PhD, a geoscientist at the University of Calgary's Department of Earth, Energy and Environment, played a key role in the research. As a member o...
New study unveils volcanic history and clues to ancient life on Mars
Apr 23, 2025 (SPX)
Research scientist Dr. Michael Tice, who studies geobiology and sedimentary geology in the Texas A and M College of Arts and Sciences, is part of an internation...
Crystal record reveals ancient wet phases on Mars
Apr 22, 2025 (SPX)
The study, led by Dr Michael Jones from QUT's Central Analytical Research Facility and School of Chemistry and Physics, involved collaboration with Associate Pr...
Sols 4511-4512: Low energy after a big weekend
Apr 22, 2025 (JPL)
Over the weekend, the rover completed a full slate of activities, including contact science, a MAHLI stereo imaging test, simultaneous ChemCam passive spectral ...
Just Keep Driving - Sols 4507-4508
Apr 14, 2025 (JPL)
Recently, my job on Mastcam has been to make sure our science imaging is as concurrent as possible with required rover activities. This strategy helps save rove...
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim
Apr 14, 2025 (JPL)
Perseverance climbed the western wall of Jezero Crater for 3 0.5 months, reaching the rim on Dec. 12, 2024, and is currently exploring a roughly 445-foot-tall (...
A step closer to Martian habitability as lichens endure simulated surface conditions
Apr 10, 2025 (SPX)
The research, published in IMA Fungus, offers compelling evidence that lichens could potentially endure the extreme surface environment of Mars. This finding ch...
Molten core may hold key to Mars' uneven magnetic past
Apr 10, 2025 (SPX)
Mars once boasted a global magnetic field strong enough to protect its atmosphere, much like Earth's. Today, that shield is gone, and only remnants linger in th...
How to engineer microbes to enable us to live on Mars
Apr 03, 2025 (SPX)
A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden rice, which is genetically engineered...
A step closer to Martian survival as lichens endure harsh red planet conditions
Apr 02, 2025 (SPX)
The findings, published in the open-access journal IMA Fungus, point to the extraordinary resilience of lichens and their potential role in future astrobiology ...
Martian dust may endanger astronaut health during surface missions
Apr 01, 2025 (SPX)
Published in the journal GeoHealth, the study is the first to comprehensively evaluate the chemical composition of Martian dust and assess its potential impacts...
ExoMars rover to land on Mars aboard European-built platform
Apr 01, 2025 (SPX)
Airbus teams in the UK will handle development of the platform's mechanical systems, thermal control, and propulsion. These elements are vital for ensuring a sa...
Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System
Mar 30, 2025 (JPL)
Why all these visits to Mars? You might at first think that they're using Mars as an object of opportunity for their cameras, and you would be partially right. ...
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