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150 billion cubic meters of water ice on Mars in glaciers covered by dust
Posted in Science on 10th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Studies have now calculated the size of the glaciers and thus the amount of water. It is the equivalent of all of Mars being covered by more than one meter of ice.
Water: There's so much of it in our solar system and beyond, says NASA
Posted in Science on 8th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Hunting for habitable worlds would mean looking for where there is water. However, the Universe may very well be awash with the stuff.
Antarctic ice shelf thinning is speeding up
Posted in Featured, Science on 28th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists have their best view yet of the status of Antarctica's floating ice shelves and they find them to be thinning at an accelerating rate.
Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Forty-Year Low This Winter
Posted in Science on 22nd Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
The maximum extent of Arctic sea ice occurred early this year, and, at 5.61 million square miles, was the smallest in four decades.
Best views yet of Mercury's ice-filled craters
Posted in Science on 18th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists have obtained the most detailed views yet of ice deposits inside the permanently shadowed craters at Mercury's north pole.