by admin | Dec 19, 2022 | Mars, Nasa, News, rocket science, Space News, The Conversation
A dust devil looks a bit like a tornado, but is weaker and rarely lasts more than about a minute. It is a twisting column of warmed air scooting across sun-heated ground, made visible by the dust that it lofts upwards. Although usually benign, occasionally dust devils... by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Mars, Nasa, News, Other Tech News, Perseverance, Space News, The Conversation
Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were later altered. These changes can occur due to the presence of water-rich fluids and may also be influenced by biological processes. We are planetary petrologists... by admin | Sep 25, 2022 | Earth, Mars, Mars rover, Nasa, News, Other Tech News, Planets, Space News, The Conversation
People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades... by admin | Sep 24, 2022 | Mars, Nasa, News, Other Tech News, robots, space, Space News, The Conversation
Since 2018, NASA’s InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves from more than 1,300 marsquakes in its quest to probe the internal structure of the red planet. The solar panels of the car-sized robotic lander have become caked with Martian dust, and NASA...