Martian Mountains, Manmade Earthquake Detection and More From the U at AGU
University of Utah researchers will be among the approximately 24,000 scientists convening in San Francisco for the annual Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union Dec. 12-16. Below are summaries...
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First Detection of Boron on the Surface of Mars
Boron has been identified for the first time on the surface of Mars, indicating the potential for long-term habitable groundwater in the ancient past.
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Is Anything Tough Enough To Survive on Mars?
Two separate investigations determine that microorganisms can survive on the surface of Mars, and deep in its subsurface
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New Evidence for a Water-Rich History on Mars
Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought, according to research on simulated Martian meteorites conducted, in part, at Berkeley Lab.
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Engineers Investigate a Simple, No-Bake Recipe to Make Bricks From Martian Soil
Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet's red soil into bricks without needing to use an oven or additional ingredients. Instead, they would just need to apply pressure to...
View ArticleTomatoes on Mars? Student's genetic research could one day help space travelers
Genetic research by a University of Arkansas at Little Rock student that could one day aid Mars colonists was one of only 10 student projects highlighted during a national NASA Space Grant conference.
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'Halos' Discovered on Mars Widen Time Frame for Potential Life
Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica--called "halos"--has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much...
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Mars Rover Reveals Ancient Lake with Properties Common to Those on Earth
New findings based on NASA's Curiosity rover mission reveal that an ancient lake in Gale Crater on Mars had chemical and physical properties very similar to those common to lakes on Earth.
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Rover Findings Indicate Stratified Lake on Ancient Mars
A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars provided stable environmental conditions that differed significantly from one part of the lake to another, according to a comprehensive look at findings from the...
View ArticleMissouri S&T Team Wins International Mars Rover Competition
A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology has won the University Rover Challenge, an international design competition where teams showcase potential next-generation Mars...
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Study: Collateral Damage from Cosmic Rays Increases Cancer Risks for Mars...
The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a UNLV study predicting a dramatic increase in the disease for astronauts traveling to the red planet or on long-term...
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NASA's Hubble Sees Martian Moon Orbiting the Red Planet
While photographing Mars, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a cameo appearance of the tiny moon Phobos on its trek around the Red Planet. Hubble took 13 separate exposures over 22 minutes to...
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Discovery of Boron on Mars Adds to Evidence for Habitability
The discovery of boron on Mars gives scientists more clues about whether life could have ever existed on the planet, according to a paper published today in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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Pew! Pew! Curiosity's ChemCam Zaps a Half Million Martian Rocks
Late Tuesday, the ChemCam instrument that sits atop NASA's Mars Curiosity rover fired its 500,000th shot at a Martian rock.
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With Mock Space Capsule, Kansas State University Researchers Partner with...
A Kansas State University kinesiology research team has built a lifesize Orion spacecraft model to study astronaut fitness in spaceflight and during landing.
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Microbes Leave "Fingerprints" on Martian Rocks
Scientists around Tetyana Milojevic from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna are in search of unique biosignatures, which are left on synthetic extraterrestrial minerals by microbial...
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Closing the Rural Health Gap: Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural...
Rural counties continue to rank lowest among counties across the U.S., in terms of health outcomes. A group of national organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National 4-H...
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WFIRM Scientists Study Space Radiation Health Effects to Keep Astronauts Safe
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has been selected by NASA to lead a multi-institutional project to better understand the health risks related to radiation exposure from...
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