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!

Microbes entombed in ancient salts could help search for life on Mars Geologists discovered microbes trapped in 830-million-year-old salt minerals similar to those found on Mars.

Posted on August 8, 2022August 3, 2022 by Aubrey Zerkle 377 views

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

A crater lake on Mars was racked by ancient flash floods Mars images one year into the Perseverance rover’s mission, tell a story of a river-fed lake that ended its quiet existence with a series of sudden flash floods and transition into a new climate.

Posted on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by Genesis Berlanga 426 views

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…

Could there be ice in caves on Mars? Ice caves on Mars could effectively hold water ice in many areas, even far from the poles, which could have exciting discoveries locked inside.

Posted on February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 by Kristen Valero 881 views

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

Smart robots could automatically identify Mars rocks New software models can help a computer train to identify rocks on Mars using a combination of Mars and Earth rock images

Posted on December 20, 2021November 29, 2021 by Genesis Berlanga 277 views

How do you train a computer to identify the type of Mars rocks it sees? #Mars #geology #machinelearning #deeplearning

Researchers propose making concrete with human bodily fluids It may seem weird and disgusting, but when you mix Martian surface dust with human serum albumin and urine, it makes a substance tougher than concrete that may be useful as a building material.

Posted on October 25, 2021February 14, 2022 by Hunter Dulay 814 views

Imagine what it would be like to be an astronaut landing on Mars for the first time. The red planet has little more than dust and rocks as…

Mars could host a deep underground biosphere Scientists estimate that parts of Mars’ would be able to support up to one million microbes per kilogram of rock deep underground.

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 by Andrea Corpolongo 1k views

Scientists estimate that parts of Mars’ would be able to support up to one million microbes per kilogram of rock deep underground.

Deep-ocean rocks mimic early Mars A red clay rock formation of the Central Indian Ocean basin was examined as a possible replica of what Mars was like millions of years ago. Because these rocks host microbial life, they can be used to study types of life that could exist on Mars.

Posted on October 14, 2021April 19, 2022 by Anindita Das 598 views

It’s no secret that humans have their eyes on the Red Planet. Since the surface of Mars is really different from Earth, a lot of…

The first climbing robot for Mars A group of scientists developed a robot capable of exploring extreme terrain by climbing vertically, giving it the ability to reach key areas never before accessed in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Posted on August 23, 2021August 11, 2021 by Daniel Runyan 685 views

As the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues, scientists are giving rovers some new game changing abilities. With the "LEMUR", we may not…

Are we looking for Martian life in the right place? Is Mars truly a desolate, sterile desert? Some scientists think not, and suggest turning our sights to the planet’s hidden underworld for answers.

Posted on February 4, 2021November 16, 2021 by Chris Patterson 610 views

Thus far, we have not found evidence of life on Mars. Is it truly a sterile desert, or are we simply looking in the wrong place? #Mars #NASA

Designing an airplane that can fly on Mars! First we put a rover on Mars, then a helicopter. But what about an airplane? This study describes the design of special wings that will help airplanes fly in the thin Martian atmosphere

Posted on January 4, 2021November 16, 2021 by Giulia Carla Bassani 2k views

Can #airplanes fly on #Mars? Maybe! Find out the perfect wing shape for flying in the thin Martian atmosphere.

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