Mars

NASA Photos Show Utah Monolith On Mars, Martian Moon Phobos 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 9, 2020
Monoliths on Phobos, Mars and the Utah Desert, May All Be Related Structures

By David Aragorn
Study: Early Mars Likely Had Energy Source for Underground Life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 5, 2020
According to a new study published in the journal Science Advances, the Martian subsurface would have been the most habitable region for simple life forms on the planet, likely due to underground melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat.

By David Aragorn
Glaciers may answer a Martian mystery 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- December 4, 2020
New study offers new theory on faint young Sun paradox.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity Finds Deposits from Megafloods in Martian Crater 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 25, 2020
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found a series of symmetrical, 10-m- (33-foot-) high gravel ridges — sedimentologic evidence of ancient giant floods — in Gale Crater on Mars.

By David Aragorn
Elon Musk Says We Need to Live in Glass Domes Before We Can Terraform Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 24, 2020
In a reply to a tweet, Elon Musk said we will need to live in glass domes before terraforming Mars.

By David Aragorn
Chemical reactions high in Mars’ atmosphere rip apart water molecules 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2020
The process, which takes four hours on average, helps explain why Mars loses water so fast

By David Aragorn
NASA’s new Mars rover is hearing vibrations in space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2020
NASA recorded audio from its Perseverance rover that is currently headed to Mars.

By David Aragorn
Unexpected Crystals In Meteorite Come From Interior Of Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 20, 2020
When the meteorite NWA 7533 was discovered in 2011, it was recognized to be rare and precious, a piece of Mars knocked off by an asteroid impact. Now planetary scientists have discovered it’s more than rare, it’s unique — the only object we’ve found forged deep inside Mars, providing an unprecedented opportunity to learn about the Martian interior.

By David Aragorn
Farming on Mars will be a lot harder than ‘The Martian’ made it seem 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 19, 2020
Growing plants in Red Planet soil will require adding nutrients and removing toxic chemicals

By David Aragorn
NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Tracks Massive Water Loss From Ancient Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 14, 2020
Dust storms triggered the loss of massive amounts of water from high in Mars’ atmosphere, according to new analysis of data collected by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. For the first time, water has been tracked all the way into Mars’ upper atmosphere, say the authors of a new paper appearing in the journal Science.

By David Aragorn