Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war.
Mars is often called the Red Planet because of the iron oxide present on its surface. It has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Like Earth, Mars has clouds, winds, a roughly 24-hour day, seasonal weather patterns, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, and other familiar features.
Mystery of lava-like flows on Mars is finally solved
Large outflow channels on ancient terrains of Mars have been interpreted as the products of catastrophic flood events. The rapid burial of water-rich sediments...
Traces of solar system’s oldest molecular fluid found in meteorite
The Tagish Lake meteorite is a unique piece of the asteroid belt. It is a highly brecciated ungrouped carbonaceous (C2) chondrite with minimal terrestrial...
Salad leaves could safely be grown on Mars, study
In the ‘Rocket Science’ project, scientists from Royal Holloway sent salad rocket seeds into space, with the futuristic concept of one day being able...
Scientist modeled the atmosphere of Mars to understand habitability
Special Regions on Mars are defined as environments able to host liquid water. Those regions simultaneously meet certain temperature and water activity requirements that...
4 billion-year-old nitrogen-bearing organic material discovered in Martian meteorite
Martian meteorites are pieces of Mars' surface that were themselves impacted into space by meteor impacts, and which eventually arrived on Earth. They give...
Organic molecules discovered on Mars might be consistent with early life on Mars
The recent discovery of various classes of organic matter in Martian sediments by the Curiosity rover seems to suggest that indigenous organic compounds exist...
NASA’s Curiosity captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface
Launched on 26 November 2011, NASA's Curiosity is a car-sized rover designed to explore the crater Gale on Mars.
The goal is to investigate the...
Surface water on mars was mineral-rich and salty
On Mars' surface, that liquid water did in fact flow on Mars billions of years ago.
Mars is losing water more quickly than expected
Water vapor is accumulating in large quantities and unexpected proportions.
It is possible to grow crops on Mars and Moon: Study
It would not only be possible to grow food on Mars and the Moon to feed future settlers, but also to obtain viable seed from crops grown there.
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers ancient oasis on Mars
Mars could have sustained microbial life in the past.
Listen to the peculiar sounds on Mars
Put on headphones to listen to two of the more representative quakes SEIS has detected.