NASA’s Curiosity rover has found evidence of surprisingly long organic molecules in a rock on Mars dating back to the early days of the Solar System that may be the product of biological activity. Although these molecules can be generated by other, non-biological means, the discovery suggests that these compounds may beread more
The demand for a more sustainable and accessible fuel for spacecraft has prompted a research team, led coordinated by the University of Bologna, to adapt a fuel that is at once readily abundant, not only on Earth but throughout the cosmos, while at the same time being non-toxic to theread more
Although news of the presence of water on Mars is nothing new, the discovery of a massive amount of liquid water—enough to cover the planet’s surface in a mile-deep ocean—has been made by a team that used seismic data to map the interior of the Red Planet. Using data collected by theread more
A potential biosignature indicating the presence of ancient lifeforms has turned up in a rock on the surface of Mars, in the form of what may be traces of chemical reactions from the life processes of ancient microbes. Although the sample will need to be returned to Earth to confirmread more