Gullies Formed by Melting Dusty Ice on Mars Could Hold Signs of Life on Red Planet

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Avalanches, icy explosions, shooting geysers: New Year begins on Mars

As the New Year approaches on Earth, Mars scientists are celebrating a significant milestone: the completion of a Martian year on November 12, 2024. As temperatures rise, ice begins to thin, resulting in frost avalanches cascading down cliffsides and carbon dioxide gas violently erupting from the ground. Mars' thin atmosphere prevents liquid water from pooling on its surface; instead, ice …

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1 week, 6 days ago

‘Black Beauty’ meteorite preserves evidence of hot, ancient water on Mars

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Our data suggests the presence of water in the crust of Mars at a comparable time to the earliest evidence for water on Earth’s surface, around 4.4 billion years ago,” said lead study author Jack Gillespie, researcher at the University of Lausanne’s Faculty of Geosciences and Environment in Switzerland, in a statement. …

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2 weeks ago

James Webb Telescope discovers frozen water outside Solar System

India Today

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered water ice in a massive protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star system, 114–426, located in the Orion Nebula. The research team detected a key signature of water ice at a wavelength of 3 microns, a telltale sign of frozen water coating dust grains within the disk. Water ice is considered essential …

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3 weeks ago

Indian scientists discover Martian lake that could have supported life

India Today

A new study conducted by scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad has brought fresh insights into the potential for past life on Mars, specifically in areas where chloride-rich depressions exist. One promising discovery involves the study of a topographic depression within the Terra Sirenum region, which could hold key clues to understanding Mars' wet history. The study’s findings …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

NASA releases stunning images from Mars rover as it searches for evidence life could have existed

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While on the hunt for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, NASA’s …

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1 month ago

Evidence of hot water that’s essential to life points to Mars’ habitable past

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Researchers have uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nasa’s Perseverance rover spots shocking ‘green spots’ on Mars

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Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has found shocking “green spots” on Mars. The 5 centimetre patch that …

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2 months ago

Alien life could be lurking on Mars, NASA says

Daily Mail

A NASA-led study has revealed that alien life could be hiding beneath the icy layers of Mars. 'The microorganisms typically go dormant in the winter,' Dr Khuller told Space.com, 'when there is not enough sunlight to form liquid water within the dusty ice.' The Martian life that may one day be found in the Red Planet's dusty ice might resemble …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Creepy smiley face’ on Mars reveals the Red Planet’s secrets

Hindustan Times

The European Space Agency’s Instagram page is no less than a treasure trove for those who love everything about space. The latest share about a “creepy smiley face” on Mars fits that category. The image shows the “creepy smiley face” discovered by scientists on Mars, the Red Planet. Once a world of rivers, lakes, and possibly oceans, Mars now reveals …

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4 months, 1 week ago

An ocean’s worth of water may be hiding under Mars’ red dusty surface, study suggests

LA Times

Findings in a new study are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s InSight lander, which detected more than 1,300 Mars quakes before shutting down two years ago. The findings released this week are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s Mars InSight lander, which detected more than 1,300 Mars quakes before shutting down two years ago. This water — believed to …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mars exploration: NASA’s Curiosity searches for new clues about ancient water

Live Mint

The presence of water on Mars—Earth’s neighbour —is not an alien concept. However, a recent study by an international team has suggested that the fourth planet of the solar system from the Sun might have retained more water for a longer period than previously thought. As the Curiosity rover of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has begun exploring a …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

The secret history of water on Mars: What ancient climate change tells us about the future on Earth

Salon

If you suddenly found yourself standing on the surface of Mars, it would feel like you’d been transported into a dusty space western. “Whether you’re looking for signs of ancient life, trying to sustain human explorers, or making rocket fuel to get back home to Earth, it’s essential to know where the water would most likely be.” "Understanding groundwater flow …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists reveal how Mars could turned into a terraformed Dune planet for future colonizers

Daily Mail

Researchers may soon pull inspiration from the science-fiction story of Dune to transform Mars into a livable and breathable world for humans. Making the planet inhabitable would require humans to unlock the frozen water in the atmosphere and beneath the planet's surface The sun's radiation has stripped 90 percent of the atmosphere from Mars, zapping the planet of much of …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sand dunes collide with walls of ice as seen on Mars' north pole

India Today

Europe's Mars Express has captured an enigmatic view of Mars that had not been seen before on the planet's north pole. The north pole itself is covered in layers and layers of fine dust and water ice that are several kilometers thick and stretch out for around 1000 kilometers. The European Space Agency said that layers on the north pole …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Antarctic volcano may hold clues to life on Mars

Hindustan Times

On Deception Island in Antarctica, steam rises from the beaches, and glaciers dot the black slopes of what is actually an active volcano -- a rare clash of ice and fire that provides clues to scientists about what life could look like on Mars. This NASA photo obtained May 23, 2021 shows NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter as it lands with …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

The Hindu

NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jezero Crater, according to a study published on Friday. The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted by the robotic rover substantiate previous orbital imagery and other data leading scientists to theorize that portions of Mars …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Clouds made of sand make for a strange kind of rain on this hot planet

NPR

Clouds made of sand make for a strange kind of rain on this hot planet Enlarge this image toggle caption Klaas Verpoest, Johan Van Looveren, Leen Decin Klaas Verpoest, Johan Van Looveren, Leen Decin A faraway gas giant planet that's famous for being strangely "puffy" appears to have clouds that are made of tiny bits of sand. Even though astronomers …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Were seasonal climate patterns possible on early Mars?

The Hindu

New observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity Rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling occurred in early Martian surface environments, indicating that the red planet may have once seen seasonal weather patterns or even flash floods. These mud cracks reveal the transitional time when liquid water was less abundant but still active on the Martian surface, a release says. …

Mars Mud Cracks

1 year, 7 months ago

China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes

Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China’s rover. Before Zhurong fell silent, it observed salt-rich dunes with cracks and crusts, which researchers said likely were mixed with melting morning frost or snow as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago. Small …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Pre-Historic Life On Mars? NASA's Curiosity rover spots a strange bone-like rock on the red planet

Firstpost

In its most recent set of images uploaded, NASA’s Curiosity rover has shared a number of images of a strange structure on Mars. ‘Really unusual, never seen anything like this and I have been looking at Mars photographs since the Sojourner mission back in 1997,’ another person said. Ms, Cabrol also stated that it was most likely the “remains of …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Curiosity rover makes stunning new discovery about Mars' watery past

India Today

Trundling on the surface of Mars for over a decade, the Curiosity rover has made a stunning discovery. The scientists on wheels have found rippled rock textures on the surface suggesting an ancient lake once flowed where scientists had thought was a dry patch of land. Moving through the Gale crater on Mars, when Curiosity first reached the “sulfate-bearing unit” …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Subsurface ice, young craters and more: Remarkable new discoveries made by NASA’s InSight spacecraft as it prepares to say goodbye

The Hindu

Mars InSight lander, National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s spacecraft, is nearing its end. On December 24, 2021, the spacecraft had detected a magnitude 4 marsquake on the red planet, and almost a year later, the scientists have figured out the cause for the quake – a meteoroid strike, “estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA …

Mars Spacecraft Nasa Insight Subsurface Ice

2 years, 2 months ago

Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars

The Hindu

Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harbouring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms, French scientists reported on Monday. Life — even simple life like microbes — “might actually commonly cause its own demise", said the study's lead author, Boris Sauterey, now a post-doctoral researcher at Sorbonne University. “They challenge us to rethink the way a biosphere …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars, scientists say

LA Times

Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms, according to a new study by French scientists. Life — even simple life like microbes — “might actually commonly cause its own demise,” said the study’s lead author, Boris Sauterey, now a post-doctoral researcher at Sorbonne University. Science & Medicine Climate change is …

Climate Life Earth French Study Nasa Martian

2 years, 2 months ago

Scientists find new evidence for liquid water on Mars

The Hindu

An international team of researchers has found new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. Given the cold climate conditions, liquid water beneath the ice cap would require an additional heat source, such as geothermal heat from within the planet, at levels above those expected for present-day Mars. "The combination of …

Evidence University Water Mars Earth Surface Radar

2 years, 3 months ago

NASA's InSight lander detects space rocks as they slam into Mars

The Hindu

Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system's asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks - one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbours. "These seismic measurements give us a completely new tool for investigating Mars, or any other planet we can land a seismometer on," …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Ski slopes transformed into ‘surface of Mars’ as Saharan dust turns Spanish resort orange

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Skiers have been sweeping through a strange new snowscape after a Saharan dust cloud left …

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2 years, 10 months ago

ESA posts incredible pictures of ice-rich impact crater on Mars; check details here

Firstpost

ESA revealed that the crater deposits found on Mars have quasi-circular and polygonal patterns of fracture which reveal details of the red planet’s history The European Space Agency recently shared unbelievable photos of a crater on Mars on their official Instagram page. In the post shared, ESA mentioned that the crater could easily be mistaken for a tree stump but …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Researcher finds first mineral evidence confirming water flowed on Mars longer than previously thought

India Today

While rovers trundle on the surface in search of ancient microbial life, the machines hovering above Mars have identified a crucial development in the evolution of the Red Planet. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has determined that water left salt minerals on the surface as recently as two billion years ago. It has already been determined that the surface of the …

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2 years, 11 months ago

No Life On Martian Meteorite Found In Antarctica In 1996

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday. Tiny samples from the meteorite show the carbon-rich compounds are actually the result of water — most likely salty, or briny, water — flowing over …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Mars' landscape was shaped by flooded crater lakes which was a common occurrence: Study

Firstpost

Mars has more craters on its surface compared to Earth, meaning that billions of years ago, when the planet was very wet, crater lakes were common. Massive floods from overflowing crater lakes had a huge role in shaping the landscape of Mars, moving vast amounts of sediment and carving deep chasms, according to new research published in the journal Nature. …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Mars' surface shaped by fast, furious floods from overflowing craters

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: A new study, led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, has found that massive floods from overflowing crater lakes had an outsized role in shaping the Martian surface, carving deep chasms and moving vast amounts of sediment. "If we think about how sediment was being moved across the landscape on ancient Mars, lake breach floods were …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Size matters: Mars was 'doomed from beginning' due to its small size to hold water

India Today

Mars, the crimson Red Planet was always doomed and headed towards deterioration, not just because of major climatic events, but due to its small size to hold onto large amounts of water. Researchers have long believed that the Red Planet once hosted vast water lakes just like Earth, which is the centre of research for Curiosity and Perseverance rovers trundling …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Mystery radar signals from Mars are not of water: Something else is brewing on Red Planet

India Today

The search for life beyond Earth's orbit has become one of the biggest obsessions for astronomers and Mars is believed to be the most prime location for such a discovery. In 2018, a team led by Roberto Orosei of Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica announced evidence suggesting the existence of subsurface lakes deep below the ice cap at Mars’ south …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Rumbles on Mars: Scientists discover Red Planet has molten core like Earth, record 733 quakes

India Today

Mars has always been an intriguing subject for scientists and common people alike -- for a potential site for life beyond Earth. The InSight lander that arrived on Mars in 2018 has now provided interesting details about the depth and composition of Mars’ crust, mantle, and core, including confirmation that the planet’s centre is molten. While the centre is molten, …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Curiosity rover finds new clues indicating Mars likely had salty lakes

India Today

Scientists for long have believed that Mars in its past had conditions to support some form of life. Curiosity rover sent to study the surface of Mars has sent clues suggesting the red planet once had salty lakes. The Curiosity rover trundling on the surface of Mars has been a source of understanding the geology of the Gale crater that …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Water on Mars: Mystery Deepens around Dozens of Underground Lakes on Red Planet

News 18

Mars is the closest planet that man-made technology ventured to explore life beyond Earth. About three years ago scientists confirmed that the dusty, dry red ball that is Mars, has lakes filled with liquid water. Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory examined the data from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter and observed dozens of radar reflections similar to …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Lakes on Mars: Radar signals deepen mystery around water on Red Planet

India Today

Mars has always evoked curiosity and is the closest planet that human-made machines have ventured to investigate life beyond Earth. The study carries forward work from 2018 when signals from a radar instrument reflected off the Red Planet’s south pole appeared to reveal a liquid subsurface lake. Led by Aditya R Khuller and Jeffrey J Plaut from the Jet Propulsion …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Ice, Mud Volcanoes: Scientists Are Excited About What China's Mars Rover May Find on Red Planet

News 18

China’s Mars rover Zhurong landed on the red planet’s surface on May 14as a part of the nation’s first interplanetary space mission Tianwen-1. The features of the rover’s landing location indicate a possibility of the presence of subsurface ice, which is making scientists hopeful that the rover could find the samples of ice below its landing surface. According to the …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Martian subsurface has ingredients for present-day microbial life

India TV News

The Martian subsurface might be a good place to look for possible present-day life on the Red Planet, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Astrobiology, looked at the chemical composition of Martian meteorites -- rocks blasted off of the surface of Mars that eventually landed on Earth. "The big implication here for subsurface exploration science is …

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3 years, 8 months ago

‘Spiders’ on Mars: Scientists Reveal the Bizarre Blobs Sprawling Across the Martian Surface

News 18

A new study has explained the mystery behind ‘spiders from Mars.’ These spiders, which appear as dark blobs surrounded by worm-like disturbances, have always been a mystery to the scientists they are not found on Earth. Researchers from Trinity College in Dublin explained in a new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, that the spiders referred to as araneiforms …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Mars: Stunning video shows clouds passing over red planet and highlights its uncanny weather

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A popular new video shows the mellow but uncanny scene as clouds drift …

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3 years, 9 months ago

What we know about the Red Planet from 260 Martian meteorites found on Earth

Firstpost

Martian meteorites also hold clues about how people may one day be able to survive on the planet. Although there have been no return missions, there is a lot we can learn without travelling to Mars — from the more than 260 Martian meteorites that have fallen on Earth. Using a scanning electron microscope, my examination revealed it was a …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Perseverance Lands: What We Already Know of Mars From Meteorites

The Quint

Images taken by orbiters reveal Mars has more than 40,000 craters, each formed by an asteroid colliding with the surface. Eventually, some of the ejected Martian material has intercepted Earth’s trajectory, flashing through the atmosphere until it either burned up or came to rest on the surface. Although Martian meteorites have been found across Earth, most have been collected from …

Mars Earth Martian

3 years, 10 months ago

Martian landslides may be caused by melting ice and salt under the surface

CNN

CNN — Mars may seem like a still, frozen desert, but more evidence suggests that the red planet is active in subtle ways. Yoseph Yechieli and Gideon Baer/Geological Survey of Israel The scientists modeled the briny water beneath the surface of Mars in a lab by taking the collected soil samples and exposing them to water and chlorine salts and …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Mars Once Had Lakes, Rivers and Climate Mimicking Today's Iceland. So What Went Wrong?

News 18

Though all our eight planets are wildly different from one another today, some similarities can still be spotted. One such theory being proposed is that a crater on Mars might have been very closely similar to Iceland, 3 billion years ago. “Sedimentary rocks in Gale Crater instead detail a climate that likely falls in between these two scenarios. The ancient …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Glaciers on Mars reveal the planet’s many ice ages

CNN

CNN — Glaciers that still exist on the surface of Mars are helping to tell the story of its past. The red planet experienced between six and 20 separate ice ages during the past 300 to 800 million years, a new analysis of glaciers on Mars has revealed. “All the rocks and sand carried on that ice have remained on …

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4 years ago

Most habitable region for life would have been several miles below Martian surface: Scientists

Firstpost

Scientists examined Mars datasets to see if heating via geothermal heat would have been possible in that area and found that conditions needed for subsurface melting would have been present on ancient Mars Scientists said that the most habitable region on Mars would have been several miles below the surface of the planet and that life was possible due to …

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Gullies Formed by Melting Dusty Ice on Mars Could Hold Signs of Life on Red Planet

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