Manganese-Rich Sandstones Indicate Earth-Like Environment Likely Existed on Ancient Mars

Medicine & Technology May 14, 2024

Explore ancient Mars! Manganese-rich sandstones suggest an Earth-like environment once existed. Read now for exciting discoveries!

Is Mars Like Earth? NASA Rover Finds Substantial Amounts of Manganese on the Red Planet's Gale Crater

May 02, 2024

Manganese is a chemical element that is important for human health and that can be found in shallow lake shore waters on Earth. Read to learn more.

Hexagonal Patterns on Mars Suggest Cyclic Wet-Dry Periods, Potentially Favorable for Life's Emergence

Aug 10, 2023

Mars shows cyclic climate with wet and dry phases, fostering organic compounds and offering insights into life's origin processes that are missing on Earth. Continue reading to learn more.

Virtual Expedition on Mars? Caltech's Spectacular 5.7 Terapixel Image of the Red Planet Reveals Impact Craters, Cliffsides, Other Stunning Details

Apr 17, 2023

The 5.7-terapixel mosaic is a consolidation of 110,000 images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Read to learn more.

Mysterious Bone-like Structure Spotted on Mars' Gale Crater Causing Speculations That Dinosaurs Once Roamed the Red Planet

Apr 13, 2023

NASA's Curiosity rover found spikes or thorns that appeared to be poking from a rock in Mars' Gale Crater on April 1. Check it out in this article to learn more details.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Discovered Precious Gems on Mars' Gale Crater: Could This Rewrite Theories of Ancient Life on the Red Planet?

Jan 09, 2023

A new study based on data from NASA's Curiosity rover suggests that Mars could be teeming with precious gems. But what is its scientific significance? Find out in this article.

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover: Groundwater Modified ‘Most Chemically Diverse Part’ of Gale Crater

Apr 25, 2022

ChemCam on the NASA Mars Curiosity Rover helped analyze fresh data in Gale Crater, including how ground water flowed through Martian rocks. Read this article to know the details.

Evidence of Life on Mars Remains Mysterious Until Martian Rock Sample From NASA Curiosity Rover Will Be Analyzed

Jan 31, 2022

The recent findings from the sample taken in the Gale Crater on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover showed that they were enriched in carbon isotopes, which is a sign of life on Earth.

Mars Methane Detections: Are Scientists Ready to Explain These Occurrences on the Red Planet?

Jun 30, 2021

Recent reports of Mars methane detections have fascinated both scientists and non-scientists alike. On Earth, a substantial amount of methane is generated by bacteria that help most livestock digest plants.

Was Mars Once Habitable? Clay Minerals in Gale Crater Says Yes!

Jun 28, 2021

Clay minerals collected in Gale Crater on Mars suggests the Red Planet may have been habitable for up to a million of years.

Curiosity Rover Celebrates Its 3000th Day on Mars by Sending a Panoramic Photo From Its Mission

Jan 13, 2021

On the 3000th day of the Curiosity rover, it sends its most recent panorama photo of Mars from its mission.

Ancient Martian Megaflood Once Washed Through Gale Crater on Mars’ Equator - Study

Nov 24, 2020

The megaflood might have been the product of a meteoric effect generating fire in Mars. The chain of events could have eradicated the ice deposits on the Martian planet and caused gigantic ripples.

NASA Finds Mars Craters May Have Once Been Seasonal Lakes

Dec 10, 2014

Ever imagine that the red planet’s surface may once have had a different appearance? Well while researchers at NASA have had rovers scoping out Mars’ surface for years, new information received from NASA’s Curiosity Rover suggests that the planet’s craters may once have served a different purpose, and that the arid red planet may once have had long-lasting above ground lakes. Though new evidence challenges the popular theory that water on the planet only existed in the liquid form underground in aquifers, evidence of above ground lakes would undoubtedly mean that the planet was much more likely to sustain life some time ago.