The red planet's hot again, cold again history: Explaining persistent hydrogen in Mars' atmosphere
The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...
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Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Water Ripples on Mars, Hinting at a Past With Shallow, Ice-Free Lakes
The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, ...
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Earth from space: Italy's 'ticking time bomb' plays peek-a-boo through a mysterious hole in the clouds
This 2022 satellite photo shows the summit of "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," Mount Vesuvius, peering up ...
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Explaining persistent hydrogen in Mars’ atmosphere
The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, Harvard researchers think they have a good explanation for a ...
Kitchen experiments shed light on Mars's volcanic rootless cones
Rootless cones are small volcanic landforms ranging from several to several hundred meters in diameter, formed by continuous ...
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.
We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms
Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' ...
Planet Parade 2025: Which planets are aligning in January and February? Fascinating facts about them
From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...
Nasa warns Mars colonists risk ‘invisible’ silent killer, kidney damage and disease breakouts in shocking ‘hazards’ list
DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will face. The space agency holds a list of “five hazards of human ...
Who owns Mars? As Donald Trump vows to plant an American flag on the Red Planet, scientists reveal why an interstellar inauguration is off the cards
Donald Trump has claimed that it is America's 'manifest destiny' to expand to Mars. So, could the Red Planet really become ...
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Settling the Martian Mars Phobos & Deimos
The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans will walk on its dusty surface, and the moons of ...
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Would Saving Phobos Be Easier Than We Think?
Phobos is unlike any other moon—tiny, close to Mars, and on a ticking clock. Could we actually preserve it before it’s gone ...