Mars

Mars has tons of newly discovered water in a 12-mile-wide reservoir 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 25, 2018
Buried under an ice cap, the water is so deep scientists couldn’t probe to the bottom.

By David Aragorn
NASA may have discovered and then destroyed organics on Mars in 1976 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 13, 2018
Over 40 years ago, a NASA mission may have accidentally destroyed what would have been the first discovery of organic molecules on Mars, according to a report from New Scientist.

By David Aragorn
Aliens Don’t Exist: Our Solar System Is an Anomaly, Study Claims 0
- Another Point of View, From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2018
All of this adds a new layer to the search for life on other planets: apart from finding planets in the “Goldilocks” area, where they are neither too far nor too close to their star….

By Claude Limberger
Precipitation explains Mars’ fluvial patterns, astronomers claim 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 29, 2018
A variety of geological patterns on Mars suggests the Red Planet once hosted water. Several of these patterns recall the fluvial steam networks found on Earth.

By David Aragorn
Mars dust storm may lead to new weather discoveries 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 29, 2018
Mars is experiencing an estimated 15.8-million-square-mile dust storm, roughly the size of North and South America. This storm may not be good news for the NASA solar-powered Opportunity rover, but one Penn State professor sees this as a chance to learn more about Martian weather.

By David Aragorn
Volcanic Eruptions Spawned Mysterious Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 21, 2018
Explosive volcanic eruptions are the likely source of the Medusae Fossae Formation, a massive, unusual deposit of soft rock near Mars’ equator, with undulating hills and abrupt mesas, according to a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

By David Aragorn
NASA Shuts Down Opportunity Rover Due To Mars Dust Storm Bigger Than North America 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
NASA decided to suspend the operations of the Opportunity rover due to a massive dust storm in Mars that is bigger than North America.

By David Aragorn
Building Blocks of Life Found on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
Two landmark discoveries reveal organic carbon on the red planet, shaping the future hunt for life on Mars.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity finds that Mars’ methane changes with the seasons 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 9, 2018
The rover also discovered more signs of organic molecules

By David Aragorn
NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 7, 2018
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.

By David Aragorn