Martian rocks are known to contain sulfur-bearing species, including sulfates and sulfides. These compounds record a sulfur cycle that operated over Mars’ geological evolution. We used the Curiosity r...

Evidence for an Atmosphere on the Ultra-short-period Super-Earth HD 3167 b, Coy, Brandon Park, Xue, Qiao, Weiner Mansfield, Megan, Eastman, Jason D., Piette, Anjali A. A., Fairnington, Tyler, Smith, C...

Evidence for an Atmosphere on the Ultra-short-period Super-Earth HD 3167 b, Coy, Brandon Park, Xue, Qiao, Weiner Mansfield, Megan, Eastman, Jason D., Piette, Anjali A. A., Fairnington, Tyler, Smith, C...

Mars′ relatively moderate surface conditions, availability of solar energy, and in situ resources like water ice, carbon dioxide, and mineral-rich regolith make it a compelling target for supporting l...

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Syndepositional craters constrain accumulation rates at Meridiani Planum to be 4.2−3.1+14.4−11.4−10.5+37.6 ${4.2}_{-3.1}^{+14.4}{-11.4}_{-10.5}^{+37.6}$ μ ${\upmu }$m/yr Best estimates for deposi...

Syndepositional craters constrain accumulation rates at Meridiani Planum to be 4.2−3.1+14.4−11.4−10.5+37.6 ${4.2}_{-3.1}^{+14.4}{-11.4}_{-10.5}^{+37.6}$ μ ${\upmu }$m/yr Best estimates for deposi...

A new science—applied astrobiology—is taking shape

Rockets are great, but sewage treatment is what you need for the long haul

Astronauts could theoretically harness frozen water on the Red Planet to construct habitats and research stations, new analysis suggests

Accelerating iteration on Mars-warming particle designs.

Accelerating iteration on Mars-warming particle designs.

A global analysis of Martian remote sensing data identifies a decrease in sediment accumulation rate and layer thickness with age, suggesting a diachronous transition in sedimentation and a migratory ...

A global analysis of Martian remote sensing data identifies a decrease in sediment accumulation rate and layer thickness with age, suggesting a diachronous transition in sedimentation and a migratory ...

Terraforming Mars is an age old science fiction concept now worth revisiting through the lens of modern science and technology. This document serves as a summary of contemporary ideas about Mars terra...

The time has come to expand our visions of life beyond Earth.

Terraforming Mars is an age old science fiction concept now worth revisiting through the lens of modern science and technology. This document serves as a summary of contemporary ideas about Mars terra...

Scientist examines how we could terraform Mars make the Red Planet habitable

Carbonate-silicate weathering feedback is thought to stabilize Earth's climate on geologic timescales. If climate warms, faster mineral dissolution and increased rainfall speed up weathering, increasi...

Mars has been a frozen desert for three billion years. Can we change that?

Nature - A modelling study suggests that Mars had a desert-like climate with intermittent liquid-water oases regulated by a negative feedback among solar luminosity, liquid water and carbonate...

The possibility of terraforming Mars to make it habitable by humans has captured recent headlines and the imagination — but is there science to support it?

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Warming Mars' surface could be a step toward making it suitable for life, but would represent a major science and engineering challenge. To warm Mars using engineered aerosol, particles released local...

A future where life flourishes beyond Earth is closer than you think. How, precisely, will we get there?

Warming Mars with artificial aerosols appears to be feasible.

Just add water