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We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars
Tanya Kizovski, Brock University On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone — popular…
Could it be aliens? From Cheyava Falls on Mars to exoplanet K2‑18b – here’s what scientists really think
Peter Vickers, Durham University It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In…
Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life
Gideon Yoffe, Weizmann Institute of Science New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system…
Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle
Robert William Smith, University of Alberta Do aliens exist? Could Earth really be the only planet hosting intelligent…
Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms
Mars doesn’t get rain like Earth does, but dust storms are common on the red planet. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of…
What actually is fire? A physicist explains
Pixabay/Pexels Emma Brown, CQUniversity Australia Fire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution. Our ancestors…
Space exploration in the backyard, on a budget – how NASA simulates conditions in space without blasting off
Analog missions, like those conducted at NASA’s CHAPEA facility at the Johnson Space Center, help scientists study human…
Mars has a solid core, resolving a longstanding planetary mystery — new study
NASA Kevin Olsen, University of Oxford and Mhairi Reid, University of Oxford Scientists have discovered that Mars has…
UW study: Flaw in rover tests risks future Mars missions
New computer simulations reveal a critical flaw in how space agencies test rovers, leading to overly optimistic predictions for missions on the moon and Mars.
Study: Mars self-regulated as a desert planet
New research suggests a negative feedback loop involving carbon-trapping rocks may have doomed Mars to become a self-regulating desert planet with only fleeting periods of habitability.