planet
Red Planet Impact: Huge Moons May Have Crashed Into Mars
Posted in Science on 5th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, may be the only survivors of a giant impact that created many short-lived, but now-absent moons.
Ancient Mars Was Even More Earth-Like Than We Imagined
Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
New findings from NASAs Curiosity Rover provide evidence that significant amounts of oxygen once permeated the atmosphere of ancient Mars.
MESSENGER Finds New Evidence for Water Ice at Mercury's Poles
Posted in Science on 27th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
New observations provide compelling support for the hypothesis that Mercury harbors water ice and other frozen volatile materials in its permanently shadowed polar craters.
What did Earths ancient magnetic field look like?
Posted in Science on 25th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
New work suggests Earths ancient magnetic field was significantly different than the present day field, originating from several poles rather than the familiar two.
NASA's Laboratory Rover, Curiosity, Discovers Unexpected Mineral on Mars
Posted in Science on 23rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
A finding that may alter our understanding of how the planet evolved.