19,000-year-old biosphere with links to Mars discovered beneath desert

As the driest nonpolar desert in the world, the Atacama Desert in northern Chile is home to very few species of plants and animals. With rainfall often occurring only once a decade, the desert is so dry that NASA uses it as a stand-in for the Martian l… Continue reading 19,000-year-old biosphere with links to Mars discovered beneath desert

NASA Says New Plan Needed To Return Rocks From Mars; Current Mission Design Can’t Deliver Before 2040

SonicSpike shares a report: The quest to return rock materials from Mars to Earth to see if they contain traces of past life is going to go through a major overhaul. The US space agency says the current mission design can’t return the samples before 20… Continue reading NASA Says New Plan Needed To Return Rocks From Mars; Current Mission Design Can’t Deliver Before 2040

Newly found monster Martian volcano might be hiding an icy secret

A massive volcano has been hiding in plain sight on Mars, says new research. Not only is its sheer size noteworthy, but the team believes it might also harbor glacial ice that could be critical for further exploration and Martian settlements.Continue R… Continue reading Newly found monster Martian volcano might be hiding an icy secret