Mars
More on the search for possible life on Mars
Posted in Science on 22nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the atmosphere and detected other organic molecules in a rock sample collected by the robotic drill.
MAVEN uncovers secrets of Martian atmosphere loss
Posted in Science on 22nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Mars is regarded as the most Earth-like of the planets in the Solar System, but its atmosphere is only 0.6 percent as dense as Earth's and is constantly leaking into space.
Organic matter detected on Mars
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Curiosity rover has made definitive detection of organic molecules, but theres not enough evidence to tell if it came from ancient Martian life or from a non-biological process.
NASA's Curiosity rover has detected methane on Mars
Posted in Science on 16th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Methane on the Red Planet is intriguing because here on Earth, 95% of the gas comes from microbial organisms.
Curiosity Mars rover 'solves mountain riddle'
Posted in Science on 10th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists working on NASA's Curiosity rover think they can now explain why there is a huge mountain at the robot's landing site in Mars's Gale Crater.