When the NASA Mars rover Perseverance touches down on the surface of Mars on February 18, it will arrive in Jezero Crater, which preserves evidence of a time when rivers flowed on Mars.
Astrobiology
Feb 5, 2021
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The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat, a Rutgers-led study concludes.
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2020
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Scientists using an instrument aboard NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, spacecraft have discovered that water vapor near the surface of the Red Planet is lofted higher into the atmosphere than anyone ...
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2020
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Impact craters have been called the "poor geologists' drill," since they allow scientists to look beneath to the subsurface of a planet without actually digging down. It's estimated that Mars has over 600,000 craters, so ...
Space Exploration
Oct 7, 2020
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What can impacts from space teach us about the red planet?
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2020
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Mars seems so far away, even though it's been close to people for so long.
Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2020
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Although no life has been detected on the Martian surface, a new study from astrophysicist and research scientist Dimitra Atri at the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu Dhabi finds that conditions below the surface could ...
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2020
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Christopher Edwards, assistant professor in NAU's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, just processed new images of the Martian moon Phobos that give scientists insight into the physical properties of the moon and ...
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2020
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Submarine canyons are a final frontier on planet Earth. There are thousands of these breathtaking geological features hidden within the depths of the ocean—yet scientists have more high-resolution imagery of the surface ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2019
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The daily chatter between antennas here on Earth and those on NASA spacecraft at Mars is about to get much quieter for a few weeks.
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2019
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