27 July 2018
A pool of liquid water found under Mars' south pole
...under the surface of the martian south polar region. Mars is littered with many geological features whose origin could ... underground pockets of salty, sediment-rich liquid water on Mars also provide a suitable breeding ground for this type of...
13 March 2019
'Marscopter' to accompany rover on Mars 2020 mission
... to though. “Flying a heavier-than-air vehicle within Mars’ thin atmosphere has never been done before, and we’re ... of the surface below for transmission back to Earth. “The Mars Helicopter’s initial flight will represent that planet’s version of the ...
29 March 2019
Water on Mars is active today says new study
...cracks found in craters. Earlier this month, scientists suggested Mars once had an ancient planet-wide system of channels ...same climate evolution and the same path that Mars is going. Understanding Mars' evolution is crucial for understanding our own ...
15 July 2019
New study says silica aerogel could make Mars habitable
... by scientists in the US and UK have found that such a situation has the potential to allow photosynthetic life to develop on Mars without extensive planetary-scale modifications. Despite the name, aerogels, of which there are a few varieties, do not...
07 August 2019
Crater evidence points to a past mega-tsunami on Mars
... widespread damage as it thundered over land. Without plate tectonics to cause huge landslips, it is expected that any tsunamis on Mars would also be generated by an impacting body striking its surface. So the hunt has been on to find signs of the...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
... orbiter will be equally laden with equipment, including a Mars ion and neutral particle analyser, and energetic particles analyser,...is launched, it will take about seven months to reach Mars, and the final procedure of landing will only last about ...
