20 November 2019
Insects on Mars, fungi on Venus. Evidence is presented for life on our neighbouring planets
... the ground. "The presence of higher metazoan organisms on Mars implies the presence of nutrient/energy sources and processes, food...then lofted into Earth’s upper atmosphere and blown to Mars and Venus via powerful solar winds, through microbes ...
21 November 2018
Jezero Crater chosen as landing site for Mars 2020 mission
... north of the Martian equator. Western Isidis presents some of the oldest and most scientifically interesting landscapes Mars has to offer. Mission scientists believe the 45-kilometer (28-mile-wide) crater, once home to an ancient river delta...
12 November 2020
ESA and NASA to partner on Mars sample return mission
...Review Board set up to review the multi-year Mars missions. The Mars Sample Return campaign foresees NASA and ESA launching multiple... to Earth. NASA has released the report of a Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board, which it established to ...
October 2015
How to 3D-print a habitat on Mars
... Challenge, which is open to entrants from across the globe. Teams put forward an architectural concept for a 3D-printed Mars base, with the aim of fostering the development of technologies necessary to additively manufacture a habitat using ISRU and...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... and the assumed scenario for the replacement of a dental restoration is based on the fictional accident of an astronaut during a Mars mission. In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke escaped injury after he accidentally fell over during the setup...
20 May 2016
Evidence for massive Tsunamis found on Mars
... were perhaps conducive to sustaining life were prevalent on early Mars. "About 3.4 billion years ago, a big meteorite impact...could help keep the water liquid. ... If life existed on Mars, these icy tsunami lobes are very good candidates to search for...