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Giant mantle plume reveals Mars is more active than previously thought

On Earth, shifting tectonic plates reshuffle the planet's surface and make for a dynamic interior, so the absence of such processes on Mars led...

Mars megatsunami may have been caused by Chicxulub-like asteroid impact

A Martian megatsunami may have been caused by an asteroid collision similar to the Chicxulub impact—which contributed to the mass extinction of all non-avian...

Possible organic compounds found in Mars crater rocks

A study published in Science analyses multiple rocks found at the bottom of Jezero Crater on Mars, where the Perseverance rover landed in 2020,...

Food science research could help astronauts eat well on future Mars missions

If space is the final frontier, it's food that will get us there in good shape, and UBC researchers are making sure that our...

The Perseverance rover is collecting rock samples from Mars to bring back to Earth

Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were later altered. These changes...

Why NASA is trying to crash land on Mars

NASA has successfully touched down on Mars nine times, relying on cutting-edge parachutes, massive airbags, and jetpacks to set spacecraft safely on the surface....

Life may have thrived on early Mars, until it drove climate change that caused its demise

If there ever was life on Mars—and that's a huge "if"—conditions during the planet's infancy most likely would have supported it, according to a...

InSight Mars lander waits out dust storm

NASA's InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw a recent drop in power generated by its solar panels as...

A virtual hiking map for Jezero crater, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing site

Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with...

New clues about early atmosphere on Mars suggest a wet planet capable of supporting life

New research published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters suggests that Mars was born wet, with a dense atmosphere allowing warm-to-hot oceans for millions...

NASA’s InSight hears its first meteoroid impacts on Mars

NASA's InSight Mars lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. Not only do these represent...

Did life ever exist on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance rover finds organic matter in rock samples

NASA's Perseverance rover is investigating signs of ancient life on Mars, and has now collected some of the most promising samples from the Red...

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