Water found an inch beneath the Martian surface could help Marstronauts
5 years, 1 month ago

Water found an inch beneath the Martian surface could help Marstronauts

CNN  

CNN — When the first astronauts land on Mars, they won’t be able to take everything they need with them. A new study published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters shows a map of water ice that could be just an inch beneath the dusty surface. Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars Odyssey Orbiter have also been able to detect the signature of water ice beneath the surface. The researchers also used the Odyssey orbiter’s Gamma Ray Spectrometer to gather data that helped map areas where water ice could be found. NASA/JPL-Caltech The new map reveals water ice less than a foot beneath the surface in a region of the northern hemisphere called Arcadia Planitia.

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Aliens could be living in ice on Mars, scientists say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Aliens could be living in ice on Mars, scientists say

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 Microbial alien life could be found inside ice on the surface of Mars, …

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

China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes
1 year, 8 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 …

Scientists find new evidence for liquid water on Mars
2 years, 3 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 …

Scientists say new evidence suggests water exists on Mars, with possibility of life
2 years, 11 months ago

Scientists say new evidence suggests water exists on Mars, with possibility of life

ABC  

A team of scientists says it has new evidence that indicates salty, liquid water exists on Mars — bringing us one step closer to discovering life on the Red Planet. Key points: Scientists say they have more evidence that indicates liquid water exists below Mars' southern polar ice caps They say this brings humans one step closer to discovering life …

Hidden water reservoir discovered on Mars in area as big as Haryana
3 years ago

Hidden water reservoir discovered on Mars in area as big as Haryana

India Today  

The Trace Gas Orbiter hovering above Mars has found significant amounts of water at the heart of Mars’ dramatic canyon system. The orbiter hunted for near-surface water as ice covering dust grains in the soil, or locked up in minerals at lower latitudes of Mars, and found small amounts. "Neutrons are produced when highly energetic particles known as galactic cosmic …

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

Mystery radar signals from Mars are not of water: Something else is brewing on Red Planet
3 years, 5 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 …

Water on Mars: Mystery Deepens around Dozens of Underground Lakes on Red Planet
3 years, 6 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 …

Lakes on Mars: Radar signals deepen mystery around water on Red Planet
3 years, 6 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 …

Mars' 'missing' water is buried beneath surface, says study
3 years, 9 months ago

Mars' 'missing' water is buried beneath surface, says study

Hindustan Times  

Billions of years ago, Mars was home to lakes and oceans -- but where all the water went to transform the planet into the desolate rock we know today has been something of a mystery. Using observations made by Mars rovers as well as of meteorites from the planet, the team focused on hydrogen, a key component of water. "We're …

Liquid 'Water' Bodies Found Under Mars Surface
4 years, 3 months ago

Liquid 'Water' Bodies Found Under Mars Surface

News 18  

The European Space Agency ’s Mars mission Mars Express has discovered several liquid bodies under the south pole of the red planet using its Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument. The ESA mission has found a large liquid body, separated from other smaller liquid bodies by dry patches. The MARSIS instrument on ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft functions …

Water on Mars: Researchers discover 3 buried lakes on red planet
4 years, 3 months ago

Water on Mars: Researchers discover 3 buried lakes on red planet

India Today  

Researchers have detected the presence of three more lakes, besides one large reservoir discovered two years ago, buried under the icy surface of the red planet, Mars. According to a paper published in Nature Astronomy on Monday, researchers have confirmed the presence of one saltwater lake, which was discovered by planetary scientists two years ago, and also found three more …

We might be totally wrong about water on Mars
4 years, 5 months ago

We might be totally wrong about water on Mars

Wired  

You’d be forgiven for not noticing it – with everything that’s been going on – but a passionate debate has been raging among astronomers. We’ve long known that Mars has water trapped in its polar ice caps, but the planet also leaves us tantalising clues that water was much more abundant than it is today. Mars’s valley networks are really …

Mars, already largely desert, is losing water quicker than expected, study says
5 years ago

Mars, already largely desert, is losing water quicker than expected, study says

CNN  

CNN — Once, Mars was a warm planet that could potentially support life and water on its surface. A new study published this week in the journal Science reveals that more water vapor is accumulating in the upper atmosphere of Mars, allowing more of it to escape into space. Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars Odyssey Orbiter …

Mars has shallow deposits of water-ice that astronauts can reach with a shovel: NASA
5 years ago

Mars has shallow deposits of water-ice that astronauts can reach with a shovel: NASA

Firstpost  

We may not have a spaceship to carry our astronauts to Mars yet, but NASA sure knows where to land it. Mars geologists at NASA have mapped locations of rich water-ice deposits on the red planet in never-before-seen detail. “We’re continuing to collect data on buried ice on Mars, zeroing in on the best places for astronauts to land.” The …

A map of water ice on Mars, the layer just an inch below Red Planet's surface
5 years ago

A map of water ice on Mars, the layer just an inch below Red Planet's surface

India Today  

Mars and humans on the Red Planet, this is making headlines again. A new paper published in Geophysical Research Letters will help by providing a map of this water ice below the surface of Mars, according to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration report. The authors of the new paper make use of data from two of those spacecraft, Nasa's …

Water on Mars: Massive water reservoir in the form of ice layers found on Red Planet
5 years, 7 months ago

Water on Mars: Massive water reservoir in the form of ice layers found on Red Planet

India Today  

Scientists have discovered one of the largest water reservoirs on Mars, in the form of ice layers buried over a kilometre beneath the surface, a finding that may reveal whether the Red Planet was habitable in the past. That likely makes it the third largest water reservoir on Mars after the polar ice caps," said Stefano Nerozzi, a graduate research …

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