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Mars in Motion! Scientists create stunning gifs of the Red Planet’s sand dunes to understand what conditions impact them Scientists used data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to create gifs of sand dunes on Mars The team is hoping to understand what conditions impact them and how dunes in different areas move They found the highest sand … Read more
An ancient meteor site in Germany is being studied to help scientists develop a better understanding of how past life could have existed on Mars. An international research team analysed samples from Nordlinger Ries, a 15-mile-wide impact crater in southern Germany. The site’s geology and chemistry bear similarities to the Martian surface – in particular … Read more
The search for life on other planets has captivated mankind for decades. But the reality could be a little less like the Hollywood blockbusters, scientists have revealed. They say if there was life on the red planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria – and have proposed a new way to look for … Read more
The location where NASA plans to land its rover on Mars could hold signs of ancient microbial life. Scientists are set to investigate the Jezero crater in the Mars 2020 mission, which was home to a lake 3.5 billion years ago and is littered with carbonates and hydrated silica. Carbonates located in the crater’s inner rim … Read more
A British company headed by former Made in Chelsea heartthrob Richard Dinan has built a rocket engine that it claims could halve the journey time between Earth and Mars. In a landmark test, the miniature prototype engine, built by Pulsar Fusion, shot the propellant gas argon through a 12-inch wide nozzle at a top speed of … Read more