A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest…
Mars once had beaches like Earth! Radar data is revealing the buried shoreline |
Mars once had beaches like Earth (Image source: Canva) For decades, scientists have debated whether Mars once had…
Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive
Tardigrades are tiny, endearing, and practically invincible. As it turns out, however, not even tardigrades can survive the…
How the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere
ⓘ NASA via Unsplash A simulated view of Mars Mars is now a shadow of its former self,…
Lightning on Mars: NASA’s MAVEN Orbiter Reveals a Strange Phenomenon on the Red Planet
Researchers have identified powerful Martian electrical discharges, similar to lightning, and strong enough to be observed from orbit,…
NASA’s Curiosity Finds Crunchy Nodules Where Ancient Martian Water Once Stood
NASA’s Curiosity rover got a closer look at strange geological patterns on Mars: hardened ridges with sandy hollows…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sees Martian ‘Spiderwebs’ Up Close
For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called…
Scientists make shocking discovery that changes everything we thought we knew about Mars
When we think we’ve learned everything about Earth and our place in the solar system, science comes along…
Scientists Find New Clues Suggesting Past Life on Mars. Here’s What to Know
NEED TO KNOW A new study may bring scientists one step closer to answering the question of whether…
NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars
There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance…
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 18 February 2026: Eclipse Watching And Base Camp Packing
Partial Solar Eclipse at Lake Untersee, Antarctica — Dale T. Andersen Dale: A partial eclipse over Lake Untersee…
Perseverance rover finds evidence that Mars was once a tropical paradise
Delta on Mars. A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The…