MARS

Research suggests Mars has far fewer minerals than Earth

Nearly 6,000 different minerals are known to exist on Earth, but after more than 50 years of investigations, only 161 minerals have been recorded...

Ancient cracked mud found on Mars

A recent study published in Nature examines how mud cracks observed on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover could provide insight into how life on...

Simulations suggest only 22 people are required to start a colony on Mars

A team of computational social scientists at George Mason University has found via simulations that 22 people is the minimum number needed to start...

Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: Study

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the first evidence that Mars once had a climate which alternated between wet and dry seasons similar to Earth,...

New research points to possible seasonal climate patterns on early Mars

Scientists aren't entirely sure how life began on Earth, but one prevailing theory posits that persistent cycles of wet and dry conditions on land...

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies again after unscheduled landing

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July 22 flight short....

In-situ observations of marine sedimentary rocks suggest ancient northern ocean on Mars

An international research team led by Professor Long Xiao from the School of Earth Sciences of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) has discovered the...

China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes

Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China's rover. The finding highlights...

Scientists detect seismic waves traveling through Martian core for the first time

Scientists observed seismic waves traveling through Mars' core for the first time and confirmed model predictions of the core's composition. An international research team—which included...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover gets a major software upgrade

The update brings loads of improvements, the most significant being new driving capabilities. Years in the making, a major software update that has been installed...

NASA unveils ‘Mars’ habitat for year-long experiments on Earth

Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand—NASA unveiled on Tuesday its new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for...

New Mars research review tells story of the red planet’s atmosphere evolution

Mars is one of the most studied planets in our solar system, second only to Earth. Signs point to the red planet once existing...

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