Mars

Naked-Eye Asteroid and More Can’t-Miss Sky Events in June 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 4, 2018
Planetary pairings, a super-bright asteroid, and the astronomical start of a new season offer plenty of reasons to look up this month.

By David Aragorn
Iron-Rich Rocks are Best Place to Seek Fossil Evidence of Martian Life, Scientists Say 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 1, 2018
Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars are the most promising and best understood astropaleontological targets, according to new research led by University of Edinburgh scientist Sean McMahon.

By David Aragorn
We Just Found The Best Target For Finding Fossils From Ancient Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2018
Ooooooooooh.

By David Aragorn
Remains of an Ancient Civilization Discovered on Mars by NASA’s Planet Surveyor 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 24, 2018
Outlines of a House, Church and Graveyard, Helmet and Statue of a Giant Frog.

By David Aragorn
NASA sending robotic geologist to Mars to dig super deep 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 3, 2018
Six years after last landing on Mars, NASA is sending a robotic geologist to dig deeper than ever before to take the planet’s temperature.

By David Aragorn
ExoMars Rover prepares for shake down ahead of Mars trip 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 28, 2018
The European Space Agency’s mission to search for life on Mars has reached an important milestone with its six-wheeled surface rover prototype ready for its “shake and bake”.

By David Aragorn
Space agencies aim to deliver rocks from Mars to Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 26, 2018
The US and European space agencies are edging towards a joint mission to bring back rock and soil samples from Mars.

By David Aragorn
What happens to our muscles during spaceflight and when living on Mars?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 18, 2018
The inactivity of astronauts during spaceflights presents a significant risk to their muscles, says a new study in The Journal of Physiology.

By David Aragorn
Rare metals on Mars and Earth implicate colossal impacts 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 22, 2018
New research has revealed that a giant impact on Mars more than four billion years ago would explain the unusual amount of “iron loving” elements in the Red Planet.

By David Aragorn
Mars’ oceans formed early, possibly aided by massive volcanic eruptions 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 20, 2018
A new scenario seeking to explain how Mars’ putative oceans came and went over the last 4 billion years implies that the oceans formed several hundred million years earlier and were not as deep as once thought.

By David Aragorn