How can microbes be used to help enhance human space exploration, specifically on the Moon and Mars? This is what a recent study published in npj Micrograv | Space ...

Delta on Mars. A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

Remember the famous meteorite NWA 7034, a.k.a Black Beauty found in Northwest Africa? Researchers using neutron scanning technology have discovered a hidden reservoir of ancient water locked inside ...

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Neutron scans uncover water bearing minerals inside the Black Beauty Martian meteorite by identifying hydrogen rich components preserved within its structure. According to Universe Today on February 4 ...

New tools unlock new discoveries in science. So when a new type of non-destructive technology becomes widely available, it's inevitable that planetary scientists will get their hands on it to test it ...

This is an edition of the newsletter Box + Papers, Cam Wolf’s weekly deep dive into the world of watches. It’s currently being manned by Jeremy Freed, watch writer extraordinaire, while Cam is on ...

“Two of the biggest questions that our species has thought about over the years are, ‘Are we alone?’ and ‘How did we get here?’” Andrew Steele on what Martian meteorites can tell us about life on Mars ...

Life on Mars would face extreme stresses, including violent shock waves and chemically harsh soils. Researchers tested how a model organism responds to these Mars-like conditions and found that it can ...

This past week, nonagenarian Don Kelsey — a retired educator and handyman — visited Lowell Observatory with family and friends to introduce them to an old friend whose story threads through some of ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don’t yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that led to biology, or when the first primitive life forms appeared. But what ...