Mars News
April 27, 2025
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Apr. 18, 2025 Researchers use the sophisticated technology on NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze volcanic rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater. Their findings show that some of the same volcanic processes that led to life on Earth happened long ago on Mars, a stunning ...
Apr. 21, 2025 Geologists weigh in on a long-running debate about Mars: Billions of years ago, was the Red Planet warm and wet or cold and ...
Apr. 17, 2025 Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient ...
Apr. 16, 2025 A new study analyzing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming events just beneath the Martian surface -- findings that bring scientists one step closer to answering the profound question: Did ...
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Apr. 15, 2025 First ever supercomputer simulations of Mars with a fully molten core could explain the Red Planet's unusual magnetic field. Billions of years ago, Mars had an active magnetic field. Mysteriously, ...
Mar. 31, 2025 Inhaling dust particles from the Red Planet over long periods of time could put humans at risk of developing respiratory issues, thyroid disease and other health ...
Mar. 24, 2025 The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive carbon atoms, could exhibit features similar to the ...
Mar. 24, 2025 To mitigate global climate change, emissions of the primary culprit, carbon dioxide, must be drastically reduced. A newly developed process helps solve this problem: CO2 is directly split ...
Mar. 13, 2025 Water once existed in abundance of at the surface of Mars. How much of that water has been stored in the planet's crust is still unclear, according to a new ...
Mar. 6, 2025 A new study revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. The findings, based on long-term atmospheric data, ...
Mar. 5, 2025 Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences. ...
Feb. 26, 2025 Researchers are looking underfoot to uncover the mysterious past of Mars: Martian regoliths in the soil. Their water storage capabilities may help us understand the change in water on Mars over ...
Feb. 25, 2025 A new study shows a water-rich mineral could explain the planet's color -- and hint at its wetter, more habitable ...
Feb. 24, 2025 Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new ...
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Feb. 5, 2025 Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial ...
Jan. 28, 2025 As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is ...
Jan. 28, 2025 The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists are changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into Earth's atmospheric processes as ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems. The research suggests ...
Dec. 16, 2024 The combination of low temperature, atmospheric pressure and water vapor pressure on Mars means any liquid water found there would likely freeze, boil or evaporate immediately, making its presence ...
Dec. 16, 2024 Anthropologists argue physical artifacts of human exploration on Mars deserve cataloging, preservation and care in order to chronicle humanity's first attempts at interplanetary ...
Dec. 9, 2024 Dust storms on Mars could one day pose dangers to human astronauts, damaging equipment and burying solar panels. New research gets closer to predicting when extreme weather might erupt on the Red ...
Nov. 22, 2024 New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its ...
Nov. 18, 2024 Through the intricate study of lava tubes -- caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down -- an international team of researchers has uncovered clues about Earth's ancient ...
Nov. 13, 2024 An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few meteorites ...
Nov. 7, 2024 Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists. The findings open up the ...
Oct. 15, 2024 A collection-based survey of lichen species at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, USA and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station in Nunavut, Canada was conducted as part of the Mars-160 ...
Oct. 7, 2024 NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life -- with evidence for ...
Sep. 25, 2024 New research suggests Mars' missing atmosphere -- which dramatically diminished 3.5 billion years ago -- could be locked in the planet's clay-covered crust. Water on Mars could have set off ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Researchers have developed a Martian atmospheric evolution model to propose a new theory about Mars's ...
Aug. 14, 2024 Between July and November of 2022, NASA's Perseverance rover collected seven samples of sediment from an ancient alluvial fan in Jezero crater. While onboard analysis gave researchers some ...
Aug. 14, 2024 Scientists report that rock samples from Mars' Jezero Crater contain minerals that are typically formed in water. While the presence of organic matter is inconclusive, the rocks could be ...
Aug. 13, 2024 Martian landers have been able capture measurements of wind speeds -- some gauging the cooling rate of heated materials when winds blow over them, others using cameras to image 'tell-tales' ...
Aug. 12, 2024 Quakes and meteor impacts on Mars generate seismic waves that can help map the interior. A new study analyzed seismic waves detected by the Insight lander and concludes that 11-20 kilometers beneath ...
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- Scientists Solving Meteorological Mysteries on Mars
- New Evidence Exists for Hidden Water Reservoirs and Rare Magmas on Ancient Mars
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- New Paper Examines the Elusive Nature of Liquid Brines on Mars
- Anthropologists Call for Tracking and Preservation of Human Artifacts on Mars
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- Rocks Collected on Mars Hold Key to Water and Perhaps Life on the Planet: Bring Them Back to Earth
- Rocks from Mars' Jezero Crater, Which Likely Predate Life on Earth, Contain Signs of Water
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- Scientists Detect Seismic Waves Traveling Through Martian Core
- Pioneering Research Sheds New Light on the Origins and Composition of Planet Mars
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- NASA's InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars
- Magma on Mars Likely
- Traces of Ancient Ocean Discovered on Mars
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
- Ancient Bacteria Might Lurk Beneath Mars' Surface
- Balancing Risk and Reward in Planetary Exploration
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- MOXIE Experiment Reliably Produces Oxygen on Mars
- MAVEN and EMM Make First Observations of Patchy Proton Aurora at Mars
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- The Sands of Mars Are Green as Well as Red, Rover Perseverance Discovers
- First Underground Radar Images from Mars Perseverance Rover Reveal Some Surprises