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Category: What is going on with Mars?

What is Mars made of? What’s on the red planet? What do we know and what is left to learn? Will humans go there? So many questions!
This artist's impression shows ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft scanning the fast-moving shadow of the moon Phobos as it moved across the Martian surface.
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How did Mars get its moons?

Posted on December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 by Ben Pauley

Astronomers calculated possible trajectories for small objects approaching Mars. They found that as many as 1 in 50 get captured in orbit,…

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    Volcanic vent, Mauna Loa
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    Lava tubes contain unknown “microbial dark matter”

    Posted on November 27, 2025November 28, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Researchers discovered lava tubes on Mauna Loa containing previously unknown microorganisms with metabolisms and communities that could…

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      NASA Mars rover
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      Hot spring rocks could help find life on Mars

      Posted on August 18, 2025August 15, 2025 by Sciworthy

      NASA researchers found that the shape of rocks near hot springs influences the preservation of chemical fossils that could be detectable on…

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        How does frost form on Mars?

        Posted on August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Astronomers discovered satellite images of morning frost on Mars’ volcanoes. They proposed that the frost is made of water based on…

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          Scientists find frost on Martian volcanoes

          Posted on July 31, 2025August 4, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Researchers found frost accumulations on Martian volcanoes that formed from water vapor in the atmosphere.

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            Could microbes feed astronauts on Mars?

            Posted on April 8, 2024June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

            Scientists found that photosynthesizing microbes grown on a synthetic mixture of Martian dust and astronaut pee could supplement a healthy…

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              Could we find evidence for life in fool’s gold?

              Posted on November 21, 2022March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

              Scientists looked for biosignatures in fool's gold from a Mars-like environment . They found small filaments within the rock that may once…

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                Microbes entombed in ancient salts could help search for life on Mars

                Posted on August 8, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

                Geologists discovered microbes trapped in 830-million-year-old salt minerals similar to those found on Mars.

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                  A crater lake on Mars was racked by ancient flash floods

                  Posted on March 28, 2022June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  One picture from the surface of Mars can tell us an entire story about the history and formation of that place. Often, the similarities and…

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                    Could there be ice in caves on Mars?

                    Posted on February 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Based on visual and theoretical evidence, astronomers think that Mars has ice in caves that were carved out by volcanic activity. Spacecraft…

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