Collaborate Disseminate
With all the recent attention on Mars and the search for evidence of ancient life there, it’s easy to forget that not only has the Red Planet been under the …read more Continue reading An Earth-Bound Homage to a Martian Biochemistry Experiment
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that the first of his company’s Starship spacecraft will set off for Mars in two years and the first crewed missions will follow in 2028. He sees this as part of his plan to make humanity an interplanetary species.Continue… Continue reading Elon Musk plans to send first Starships to Mars in 2026
“The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years,” Elon Musk posted on X.com this weekend.
Musk said the launches will happen when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, which the science blog NextBigFuture identifies as “about November throug… Continue reading Elon Musk: Starships Launch for Mars in 2026. Crewed Flights Possible By 2028
One of the most sought after substances in the Universe is water – especially in its liquid form – as its presence on a planet makes the presence of life …read more Continue reading Possible Discovery of Liquid Water In Mars’ Mid-Crust by the Insight Lander
The good news is that there’s a vast ocean of water under the surface of Mars – enough to cover the entire planet to a depth of a mile (1.6 km). The bad news is that this repository is so deep and unreachable that it might as well be in another galaxy…. Continue reading Vast underground ocean of water found on Mars
Slashdot contributors Tablizer, radaos, fjo3, and dbialac highlighted a major discovery by scientists: a reservoir of liquid water hidden deep beneath Mars’ rocky outer crust. The BBC reports: The findings come from a new analysis of data from Nasa’s M… Continue reading Reservoir of Liquid Water Found Deep In Martian Rocks
Slashdot reader sciencehabit shared this report from Science magazine:
One of the classic tropes of science fiction is terraforming Mars: warming up our cold neighbor so it could support human civilization. The idea might not be so far-fetched, resea… Continue reading Terraforming Mars Could Be Easier Than Scientists Thought
When you live on the Moon, your only option for commuting back to Earth or onward to Mars will be some kind of rocket. But each launch will kick up a hellstorm of debris. Building walls to contain all that mess might one day fall to autonomous rovers.C… Continue reading Wall-building robot eyed for blast shield construction on the Moon
“Scientists working with NASA’s Perseverance rover state emphatically that they are not claiming to have discovered life on Mars,” writes the New York Times.
“But many would regard a rock that the rover just finished studying as ‘Most Likely to Contai… Continue reading NASA’s Mars Rover Detects ‘Building Blocks of Life’ in Rock
12 years on Mars — and NASA’s Curiosity rover “has made its most unusual find to date,” reports CNN — rocks made of pure sulfur.
“And it all began when the 1-ton rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open, revealing yellowish-g… Continue reading After 12 Years, Mars Rover Curiosity Makes ‘Most Unusual Find to Date’