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Mars could have enough water stored underground to cover the planet’s surface, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say there could be water on Mars underground, and more than enough to fill the planet’s oceans. Scientists from California universities San Diego and Berkeley say evidence suggests there is a large reservoir of liquid water under the planet’s surface. Using data from NASA’s InSight lander – which carried out a four-year-long mission that…
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Blasting ‘glitter’ into Mars’ atmosphere could make it more habitable, say scientists | Science & Tech News
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Scientists think they can warm up Mars by blasting glitter into its atmosphere. Warming up the red planet to around 28C could make it more hospitable for humans by melting ice and allowing microbial life to flourish. One-third of Mars’ surface is water, and streams may have flowed around the planet as recently as 600,000…
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‘Super moss’ discovered that could help sustain life on Mars | Science & Tech News
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Scientists in China have discovered a ‘super moss’ that could help sustain life on Mars. The super resilient Syntrichia Caninervis moss was found in the desert in the western region of Xinjiang and could help sustain colonies on the red planet, according to experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Moss is a very absorbent…
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NASA volunteers complete year-long mission in 3D-printed Mars bunker in Texas | US News
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NASA volunteers who spent over a year in a simulated Mars bunker have completed their mission. After 378 days in a 3D-printed, Mars-imitation bunker in Texas, Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones were set free Saturday around 10pm UK time. Speaking at a news conference after they were allowed back into the…
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Solar storms and Mars: Rare giant explosions on sun’s surface could help NASA find out how to live on Red Planet | Science & Tech News
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NASA is preparing for an “unprecedented opportunity” to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on Mars. The sun is entering a period of peak activity called solar maximum, which occurs roughly every 11 years. During this period, giant explosions erupt on the sun’s surface – including solar flares and coronal mass…
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Ingenuity helicopter’s Mars mission over after rotor blade damage, says NASA | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s mini helicopter Ingenuity has made its last flight on Mars after one of its rotor blades was damaged. It’s been on the Red Planet since February 2021, and two months later achieved the milestone of the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Ingenuity has flown 72 flights for a total of 11 miles…
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Discovery of molten layer covering Mars may explain why Martians don’t exist | Science & Tech News
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A liquid silicate “blanket” wrapped around the core of Mars gives us new clues about the planet’s history and why it is devoid of life, researchers have said. Findings from a paper published today in the journal Nature provide insights into how Mars formed, evolved and became the barren planet it is now, according to…
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Likely cause of Mars’ biggest ever quake revealed after UK-led study | Science & Tech News
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The likely cause of the biggest ever seismic event recorded on Mars has been revealed following a UK-led study. The 4.7-magnitude quake was recorded by NASA‘s InSight lander on 4 May last year, causing vibrations that reverberated through the planet for six hours. It was initially thought to have been caused by a meteorite impact,…
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NASA manages to produce oxygen on Mars | Science & Tech News
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NASA has produced enough oxygen on Mars to sustain an astronaut for a few hours in a world-first experiment. The Perseverance rover, which landed on the red planet in February 2021, has been periodically burning through the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide to generate small amounts of oxygen for more than two years. Using a device no…
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NASA’s Mars rover finds surprising mud cracks that hint planet once supported life | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has made a surprising discovery that may have cracked how the red planet once supported life. The car-sized robot, which touched down on the surface back in 2012, found an array of well-preserved ancient mud cracks suggestive of past wet and dry seasons. It’s long been theorised that persistent Earth-like weather…