Mars

Housing Ideas Anyone? NASA Is Offering $ 2.8 Million If You Can 3D Print Homes On Mars

By Peter R - May 18, 2015 09:38 AM EDT

3D-Printed Habitat Challenge has called for concept ideas that can be 3D printed. In the final phase, competitors will have to develop fabrication technology and 3D print houses.

Sun Sets In Blue on Mars, NASA Curiosity's Stunning Images Show

By Peter R - May 11, 2015 11:07 AM EDT

Curiosity sent images of sunset it captured in April, last week.

NASA Wants Your Ideas Around Colonization on Mars (And You Can Win $5,000 For It)

By Kamal Nayan - May 08, 2015 05:36 AM EDT

NASA is commencing a new challenge for public in which you may submit ideas for items necessary to support a manned mission to Mars, including permanent human settlement.

Cosmic Rays May Damage The Brains Of Astronauts, Suggests A New Study On Mice

By Kamal Nayan - May 02, 2015 03:50 AM EDT

Cosmic rays might damage the brains of astronauts, says a new study. The study looked into the effects of high-energy radiation on mouse neurons and concluded that mice when exposed to radiation similar to what is found in space start degrading brain cells and perform worse in cognitive tests.

Researchers Discover Saltwater Network In Antartica And It's Related To Life On Mars

By Kamal Nayan - Apr 28, 2015 02:40 PM EDT

Researchers have discovered a saltwater network 1,000 feet below an ice-free region in Antartica, and interestingly it provides hope for life on Mars (gasp!).

Liquid Water Exists Below Freezing Point on Mars, NASA Curiosity Rover Finds

By Peter R - Apr 14, 2015 09:44 AM EDT

Researchers found evidence for damp brine under Martian surface.

Scientists Discover Liquid Water on Mars

By Dustin M Braden - Apr 13, 2015 06:45 PM EDT

Scientists say that after analyzing reams of data sent by Mars rover Curiosity, they have found evidence of liquid water on Mars.

Mars Wears Multiple Belts of Glaciers With Enough Ice to Freeze Entire Surface

By Peter R - Apr 10, 2015 09:42 AM EDT

Radar images have shown presence of glacier belts made of water ice in both northern and southern hemispheres.

Mineral Deposits on Mars Give NASA's Curiosity a Glimpse into Watery Past

By Peter R - Apr 04, 2015 11:25 AM EDT

Presence of different minerals and veins in rocks created by fluid movement discovered.

Hunting for Rocks on Asteroids May Save Earth and Lead Humans to Mars: NASA

By Peter R - Mar 26, 2015 10:36 AM EDT

The Asteroid Redirect Mission will test capabilities that could some day save the planet from an asteroid collision.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Helps Discover Nitrogen On Mars

By Kamal Nayan - Mar 25, 2015 12:47 AM EDT

NASA's Curiosity rover has helped in discovering yet another building block of life, Nitrogen, on Mars. In a recently published paper, researchers reported that the rover found oxidized nitrogen-bearing compounds in samples collected from three sites in Gale Crater, the 96-mile-wide basin the rover has been exploring since August 2012.

Dawn Uncovers More Bright Spots, Possible Volcanic Activity on Ceres

By Peter R - Feb 26, 2015 02:50 PM EST

Dawn is set to enter into an orbit around dwarf planet Ceres on March 6.

Are Aliens Tinkering with NASA's Curiosity Rover?

By Peter R - Jan 28, 2015 09:27 AM EST

A photo shows a human-like shadow next to NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.

Missing Spacecraft Beagle2 Found Parked on Mars After Vanishing for More Than a Decade

By Peter R - Jan 16, 2015 04:39 PM EST

A NASA team located the missing Mars lander from high resolution images taken by Mars Orbiter.

Rocky Sediments in Curiosity Images May Hold Clue to Life on Mars

By Peter R - Jan 08, 2015 03:24 PM EST

Observations made from images captured by NASA's Mars rover are suggestive of microbial existence in the past.

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