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Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, ...
Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet's recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human- induced—cause, according to one scientist's controversial theory. Earth is curr
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 2 Users, more info saveFuture Mars Explorers Face Dusty Challenges
"One of the biggest threats is the extra-fine dust that coats the planet. And the problem is, researchers have never had any sample of the powdery grit to study, so they don't know exactly how it
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveNew Mars lander will dig below surface
"NASA's new Mars lander will travel to the Red Planet's far northern plains to break beneath its surface in the search of conditions favourable to life."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveStrange, ultra-dark hole found on Mars. My theory? It ...
I want my sock back NASA!
>30 days ago by arsgeek, 1 User, more info saveScientist Calls Mars a Terraforming Target for the 21st ...
"Overall, Wood said that a workable plan can be scripted to raise the average temperature of Mars, rid the world of excess carbon dioxide, as well as generate soil to support agriculture." N
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMystery Solved: Mars Had Large Oceans
"The once-flat shorelines were disfigured by a massive toppling over of the planet, scientists announced today. The warping of the Martian rock has hidden clear evidence of the oceans..." Oh
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHiRISE | High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
The HiRISE homepage - fresh hi-def pics of the Martian surface. Yum!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePrivate Citizens: Expedition To Mars By 2014
"Despite the fact that the best estimates put Mars at least 25 years away, a pair of adventurers is seeking to visit the red planet around 2014." I'd love to see it happen. But seriously?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHere Be Dragons
"It's a picture of a "subterranean void" on Mars, taken by the HiRISE ultra-high-resolution camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The resolution on that photo is 25 centimeters per
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveNASA - Mars Rover Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of ...
"A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now." 'Wet M
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMars experiment might help insomniacs on Earth
"They found that two 45-minute exposures to bright light in the evening could help people adjust to a longer, Martian-style day."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveInvade Mars, Kill Their Leaders, and Convert Them to Ed ...
"This gloomy message apparently sat ill with American writer Garrett Serviss, who in the following year penned an unauthorised sequel titled 'Edison’s Conquest of Mars'..." Bookmark this blo
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveGiant Pool of Water Ice at Mars' South Pole
"Mars is unlikely to sport beachfront property anytime soon, but the planet has enough water ice at its south pole to blanket the entire planet in more than 30 feet of water if everything thawed
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveEarly Mars Had Underground Water System
"Opportunity found sulphate-rich sediments that some experts claimed were the remains of seas that once washed over the planet." Seems the 'Martian water' switch is set to 'on' this month.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMartian Explorers Should Be Looking for Fossils
"Instead of just looking for current life on Mars, Arizona State University professor Jack Farmer thinks that future missions should also be looking for ancient fossils on the Red Planet. In fact
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveIs The Moon A Beta Test For Mars?
"Before our race decides to muster the courage to populate our solar system, we need to figure out our current strengths and weaknesses, as well as threats to colonizing a world."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMore Evidence Found for Water on Mars
It's back on again.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveDig deeper to find Martian life
"Although current drills may find essential tell-tale signs that life once existed on Mars, cellular life could not survive the radiation levels for long enough any closer to the surface of Mars
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveBuzz Aldrin interviewed
Includes stuff about his Mars colonisation/exploration proposals.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHints of huge water reservoirs on Mars
"Mars is losing little water to space, according to new research, so much of its ancient abundance may still be hidden beneath the surface." Wait one month for the debunk, then another month
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveColonize Mars Within 1,000 Years?
"Robert Zubrin, president of The Mars Society has developed a five step plan towards conquering the red planet and enabling humanity to establish a second home within the solar system."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveEurope targets its own Moon and Mars missions
"Digging on Mars and drilling on the Moon could become the main aims of Europe's space effort. These were the enticing prospects discussed at a meeting ... about the European Space Agency's explo
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveDid We 'Kill' Martian Microbes? New Analysis Of Viking ...
"...even as new missions to Mars seek evidence that the planet might once have supported life, we already have data showing that life exists there now--data from experiments done by the Viking Ma
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveNASA Mars Team Teaches Old Rovers New Tricks To Kick Of ...
"The unexpected longevity of Spirit and Opportunity is giving the space agency a chance to field-test on Mars some new capabilities useful both to these missions and future rovers." Reduce,
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWas Earth Ever Infected by Martian Biota? Clues from Ra ...
"Here we propose that the radioresistance (tolerance to ionizing radiation) observed in several terrestrial bacteria has a martian origin." This is in a *peer-reviewed* journal, folks.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSpace Colonization and Existential Risk
"If all goes well, NASA could have a permanent moon base by 2020. This is hopeful, because it’s a step towards putting our eggs in more than one basket."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveDetailed Look at the Next Mars Lander
"Named after the resilient mythological bird, Phoenix is based upon a lander that was meant to fly in 2001, but administratively mothballed by NASA."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveStunning snaps from best camera ever sent to Mars
"A strangely persistent patch of frozen water is among the features imaged by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in the first few days since it started its main phase of science observation
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveBuzz Aldrin's Roadmap To Mars
"Once in place, a system of cycling spacecraft, with its dependable schedule and low sustaining cost, would open the door for routine travel to Mars and a permanent human presence on the red plan
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save