11 May 2020
Martian brines likely to be present, just not habitable says new study
... to biological processes and while salts help to stop a liquid from evaporating it also lowers the ‘activity’ of the water. In the hyperarid conditions of Mars, coupled with its crippling freezing temperatures, it is just too much for microorganisms...
November 2017
Roving the red planet
... of Mars as well as a number of common processes. Agent of change All three rovers have provided evidence of the importance of water as an agent of mineralogic change in the early history of the planet. Upon reaching the Columbia Hills, the Spirit...
October 2018
Looking for life on Enceladus with IceMole
...avoid detected hazards, as well as approach detected sub-glacial water pockets to sample. The entire system was tested in 2015...detected hazards, as well as approach detected sub-glacial water pockets to sample Safe and accurate landing The south polar...
07 March 2016
Researchers show how water content in protoplanetary discs can affect planet formation
... line and thus contain a significant fraction in water. These water-rich super-Earths should orbit primarily around stars ...where a low oxygen abundance is caused by either a low water-to-silicate ratio or by overall low metallicity. The research also...
23 November 2016
Massive ice deposits found under the surface of Mars
... a massive deposit made up of around 50 to 85 percent water ice, mixed with dust or larger rocky particles. The Utopia deposit... dwellers looking to colonise the planet. Although the water deposit is now frozen, if different climate conditions ...
June 2020
Titan’s evolving atmosphere
...time in the albedo and in the composition of the various areas. In this latitudinal dependence of Titan’s surface composition, water ice appears to be the major constituent at latitudes beyond 30N and 30S, while Titan’s equatorial region is dominated...
