Mars

Scientists uncover potential source of methane on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 1, 2019
Gas detected by Curiosity rover may have been released from fractured Martian permafrost

By David Aragorn
Deep groundwater may generate surface streams on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 29, 2019
New research suggests that deep groundwater could still be active on Mars and could originate surface streams in some near-equatorial areas on Mars.

By David Aragorn
Evidence of ice age at Martian north pole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 21, 2019
Using radar data collected by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a Southwest Research Institute-led team found evidence of an ice age recorded in the polar deposits of Mars. Ice ages on Mars are driven by processes similar to those responsible for ice ages on Earth, that is, long-term cyclical changes in the planet’s orbit and tilt, which affect the amount of solar radiation it receives at each latitude.

By David Aragorn
Ancient Mars Had Planet-Wide Groundwater System 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 6, 2019
Observations by ESA’s Mars Express orbiter show evidence of an ancient planet-wide groundwater system on the Red Planet.

By David Aragorn
Mars Rover Resumes Science Mission After Computer Glitch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 2, 2019
It’s a massive undertaking to get a rover to the surface of Mars, so NASA designs its robots to last for at least a couple of months. Luckily, most of them operate for much longer. Opportunity was recently declared lost after 15 years on the red planet. Curiosity is still going strong after more than

By David Aragorn
Wine on Mars? The World’s Oldest Wine-Making Country Wants to Make It Happen 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 1, 2019
The first human colonists on Mars will have to forgo many of the creature comforts of Earth — things like enjoying an ozone layer, for example, or opting out of rearing genetically engineered Martian babies. Fortunately, one essential earthly amenity these hardscrabble colonists may not have to give up is wine.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Opportunity Rover Has A Gravestone In Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 1, 2019
We’re all still mourning NASA’s Opportunity rover, which the agency officially declared dead earlier this month following several months of radio silence in the wake of a heavy Martian dust storm that left Opportunity’s solar panels covered with a thick layer of red dust. But if it’s any consolation, the intrepid little rover has a fitting memorial out in the asteroid belt.

By David Aragorn
An Exploding Asteroid Blasted Across Mars’ Surface in the Last 10 Years 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 28, 2019
Sometime in the last decade, something heavy slammed into the Martian atmosphere and shattered into a hard rain of superheated material. Those pieces fell to the Red Planet’s surface, dotting the Martian dirt with a pattern of pockmarks.

By David Aragorn
Mars’ lake may need an underground volcano to exist 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 20, 2019
Scientists try to explain how a body of water could remain liquid in such a cold environment

By David Aragorn
Jokers please: first human Mars mission may need onboard comedians 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 16, 2019
Researchers are working with Nasa to see if clowns help team cohesion on long space missions

By David Aragorn