Mars

NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments

In 1975, NASA's Viking programme made history when its twin landers became the first American spacecraft to successfully reach the…

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Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago

An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of…

2 years ago

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Observes Googly Eye Eclipse on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover which is positioned in the Jezero Crater on Mars, recently observed a remarkable celestial event as the…

2 years ago

Asteroid That Triggered Dinosaur Extinction Was a Carbon-Rich C-Type Space Rock, Study Finds

Recent research has provided new insights into the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction…

2 years ago

Organic material from Mars reveals the likely origin of life’s building blocks

Two samples from Mars together deliver the "smoking gun" in a new study showing the origin of Martian organic material.…

2 years ago

This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars

The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh…

2 years ago

Lake under Mars ice cap unlikely

Cornell University researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive -- if less dramatic -- explanation for bright radar reflections initially…

2 years ago

Scientists propose new theory that explains sand ripples on Mars and on Earth

Sand ripples are fascinating. They are symmetrical, yet wind -- which causes them -- is very much not. Furthermore, they…

2 years ago

Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars builds excitement for Perseverance rover’s samples

If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover's verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater…

2 years ago

Jared Leto Makes History After Climbing the Empire State Building While Announcing Thirty Seconds to Mars Tour

Jared Leto was up in the air making history! On Thursday, the Oscar-winning actor became the first person to climb to…

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