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Space.com on MSN · 7h

Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe

NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien life these days might have their eyes on the exoplanet K2-18b, one team of researchers is keeping their sights a little closer to home.

The Independent on MSN · 2d

Red planet comes alive! Minerals found on Mars signal a water and ‘possibly life-supporting’ past

In part of Jezero Crater known as the Shenandoah formation, two generations of calcium sulfate minerals formed beneath the surface. Calcium sulfate is a naturally occurring mineral that is commonly found in gypsum: a mineral used in brewing beer and other products.

cbc.ca on MSN · 1d

New evidence finds Mars may have had conditions that could have supported life

A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle, giving further support for the habitability of the red planet.

NASA rover finds fresh evidence of warm and wet past of Mars

Reuters on MSN · 1d

NASA rover finds fresh evidence of the warm and wet past of Mars

A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter ancient past when it boasted substantial bodies of water and potentially harbored life.

Science News · 1d

A NASA rover finally found Mars’ missing carbon

The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.

Ars Technica · 12h

Rover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery of Mars’ missing carbon stems from two seemingly conflicting results. On the one hand,

Scientists reveal signs of crucial life-sustaining process on Mars: 'I knew right away how important this discovery was'

Samples drilled by the Curiosity rover on Mars have revealed abundant signs of a carbon cycle that remained hidden from ...

Space.com on MSN2d

NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine: 'It has been all we had hoped for and more'

NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are ...

2d

The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into It

If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to ...

Mars once had a strong magnetic field, but now only traces remain

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

7don MSN

A Scientist Has an Explosive Plan to Terraform Mars. It's So Wild That It Might Just Work.

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

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Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Tops Global 200 Chart for Sweet 16th Week

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars ’ “Die With a Smile” tallies a 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song also ...

Split personality of Mars revealed in its striking features

Mars Express captures images of Acheron Fossae, revealing the Red Planet’s split terrain—ancient cratered highlands and ...

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