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This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars

Jul 02, 2024 (SPX)

"Our study shows that the environmental resilience of S. caninervis is superior to that of some of highly stress-tolerant microorganisms and tardigrades," write...

Martian Meteorite Impacts Provide a 'Cosmic Clock' for Planetary Dating

Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)

New research led by scientists at Imperial College London and ETH Zurich, as part of NASA's InSight mission, reveals the frequency of 'marsquakes' caused by met...

New Seismic Data Reveals Daily Meteorite Impacts on Mars

Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)

Seismic "Chirp" Signals New Class of Quakes Using data from the seismometer deployed during the NASA InSight Mission to Mars, researchers found that six seismic...

NASA Parachute Sensor Testing Could Make EPIC Mars Landings

Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)

Knowing how the canopy material stretches during deployment can enhance safety and performance by quantifying the limits of the fabric and improving existing co...

NASA Releases Key Moon to Mars White Papers

Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)

While NASA consistently publishes annual updates on its Moon to Mars architecture, the agency also provides mid-cycle reports to share vital insights with stake...

NASA's Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits

Jul 01, 2024 (JPL)

Scientists recently used the orbiter's camera to take a stunning new image of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system. The image is part of a cont...

InSight data reveals Mars hit by more meteoroids than previously estimated

Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)

A study led by a researcher from Brown University indicates that Mars is bombarded by space rocks at rates two to ten times higher than earlier estimates, depen...

Mapping Mars with Open Science Tools

Jun 29, 2024 (SPX)

JPL experts Dr. Fred Calef III and Dr. Nathan Williams employed geospatial analysis to assist in selecting Jezero Crater as the landing site for Perseverance an...

Meteorites strike Mars far more often than thought, probe finds

Jun 28, 2024 (AFP)

Before the new study was published on Friday, the best guess for how many meteorites strike Mars was made by looking at images taken by orbiting spacecrafts or ...

Perseverance Engineers Revive SHERLOC Instrument on Mars Rover

Jun 27, 2024 (SPX)

The SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) instrument recently analyzed a rock target with its spectro...

Scientists Excited by Martian Air Samples in NASA's Mars Tubes

Jun 27, 2024 (SPX)

With each rock core sealed in its titanium sample tubes by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, atmospheric scientists find themselves increasingly excited. These sa...

Marsquakes could help detect underground water on Mars

Jun 26, 2024 (SPX)

When quakes pass through deep aquifers, they generate electromagnetic signals. Researchers detailed in the journal JGR Planets how these signals, if also presen...

Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet

Jun 21, 2024 (SPX)

When quakes rumble and move through aquifers deep underground, they produce electromagnetic signals. The researchers reported in the journal JGR Planets how tho...

NASA's Perseverance Reaches Key Scientific Target in Ancient Riverbed

Jun 17, 2024 (SPX)

After navigating through a dune field to avoid challenging boulders, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover arrived at its latest area of interest on June 9. The route ...

NASA Observes Mars Illuminated During Major Solar Storm

Jun 11, 2024 (SPX)

Mars scientists have been anticipating significant solar storms since the Sun entered a period of peak activity earlier this year called solar maximum. Over the...

Frost discovered on top of giant Mars volcanoes

Jun 10, 2024 (AFP)

The early morning frost was spotted in images taken by the European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geosc...

Water frost discovered on Mars' tallest volcanoes

Jun 10, 2024 (SPX)

"ExoMars" is a European Space Agency (ESA) program conducting active research into life on Mars for the first time since the 1970s. On board the ExoMars Trace G...

New analysis suggests lack of subglacial lake on Mars

Jun 09, 2024 (SPX)

Simulations conducted by the team demonstrate that minor variations in layers of water ice can cause constructive interference between radar waves. This interfe...

NASA explores new Mars Sample Return concepts

Jun 09, 2024 (SPX)

Additionally, NASA centers, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, and Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Laboratory are conducting studies. Upon ...

Martian Polar Ice Flow Mystery Finally Explained

Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)

High-resolution images show that the Martian polar ice caps are about 2-3 km thick and extend over 1000 km across the poles, primarily composed of water ice. Th...