A big mystery is why the ridges were hardened into these big patterns and why only here,” said Ashwin Vasavada, project scientist for the NASA Curiosity rover, following the mission publishing the ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

Mars, a world of failed plate tectonics, did manage to forge some impressive volcanic features, including Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

Overall, the study paints a picture of ancient Mars as a place where water, minerals, and environmental stability came ...

The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops have long been of interest to scientists looking for signs of past life on ...

The combination of these factors could explain why Earth is the only planet known to exhibit plate tectonics today. In a 2022 study, Collins and his colleagues found that Jupiter's icy moon Europa ...

A new analysis of data collected by NASA’s InSight mission suggests there may be enough water beneath the surface of Mars to cover the planet.

However, plate tectonics today is driven in part by dense oceanic crust sinking into the mantle, something that should have been possible so early in Earth’s existence.

Some 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object smashed into the nascent Earth, spinning off our moon.Now a team of scientists proposes this giant impact did even more: The collision left behind ...

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 February 2024 - Volcanoes are a common feature on the surfaces of solid planets within the solar system, resulting from magmatic activity occurring within ...