Mars

Can astronauts’ bodies actually survive Mars missions?

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

As the likes of Elon Musk continue to promote their grand plans to one day send humans to Mars, new research suggests ...

‘Impossible’ Discovery Of Frost Near Equator

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This image shows Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire Solar System. … [+] The volcano ...

Elon Musk hails ‘epic achievement’ as Starship returns to Earth

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Elon Musk’s Starship has successfully returned to Earth for the first time, completing its fourth mission and several critical tests before splashing ...

NASA Mars Rover Picks Up Pet Rock Named ‘Dwayne’

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover snapped a view of one of its rear wheels with a rock inside it on May … [+] ...

A ‘parade of planets’ will appear in the night sky TOMORROW – here’s how you can see the six distant worlds align

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Just before dawn from May 31 to June 3, a parade of six planets from our solar system will come into alignment ...

Astronomers Aim To Look For Terraformed ‘Snowball’ Earths

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Illustration of the Earth, with the continents in their present form, but with the planet completely … [+] iced over. The snowball ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Signs of an Earth-Like Environment on Ancient Mars

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to search for signs that Mars’ Gale Crater conditions could support microbial life. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Manganese-rich sandstones discovered ...

Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This coronal mass ejection, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, erupted on the Sun on August 31, 2012, traveling over 900 miles ...

Mars Express Discovers Mysterious Martian “Spiders”

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The dark spots in this image from ESA’s Mars Express are the telltale sign of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region ...

Are there Spiders on Mars? ESA unveils truth behind the mysterious clusters seen on the red planet

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The European Space Age (ESA) recently shared pictures of the mysterious spider-like clusters on the planet Mars. The space agency has, however, ...