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SuperCam on-board NASA's Perseverance rover collected its first samples on Mars
• 4 years agoThe laser can zap objects smaller than a pencil point as far away as seven metres and observes spots beyond the reach of the rover's arm.
Did life exist on Mars? Perseverance rover joins four centuries of work to find the answer
• 4 years agoIn 2000 scientists found that water had once flowed over its surface which rekindled interest in Mars exploration as they pored over images looking for evidence.
Water vapour from Mars is sent high into atmosphere where it gets lost in space
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoMars continues to lose water today as vapour is transported to high altitudes after sublimating from the frozen polar caps during warmer seasons.
Mars has multiple pools of liquid water around a main reservoir, astronomers argue in new study
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoThe area in question is the closest 'habitable' place on Mars that has been found so far, the study authors said.
Scars on Mars may have formed by melting below glaciers and not flowing rivers, new study suggests
Tech2 News Staff • 5 years agoWhile examining climate models of ancient Mars they found that it was much colder during the time that the valleys were formed.
NASA’s Perseverance rover on its way to become fifth rover on Mars – its science objectives, instruments, the Ingenuity helicopter
Abigailb • 5 years agoPerseverance will land in the Jezero Crater, in February 2021, which is thought to have once been a water-filled lake 3.5 million years ago.
Possibility of life higher below surface of Mars, space radiation may act as catalyst, study suggests
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoWhile conditions are considered less harsh and traces of water have also been found, the subsurface has yet to be fully-explored.
On the move: NASA's pictures from Mars show where Curiosity rover is headed next
Trendingdesk • 5 years ago116 images that have been stitched together, show the path that the Curiosity rover will take as it drives to the 'sulfate-bearing unit.'
Scientists find microbial life on deep sea rocks; discovery offers hope of finding life on Mars
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoThe new discovery has made the scientists believe that such tiny, clay-filled cracks in rocks on Mars or below its surface could also be housing such microoganisms.
Mars could be losing water from its atmosphere at a faster rate than anyone predicted
Tech2 News Staff • 5 years agoWater vapour is accumulating in unexpected proportions near 80 km altitude in the Martian atmosphere.