Posts Tagged ‘Mars’

Scientists working with the ground-penetrating Shallow Radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have spotted vast water glaciers under blankets of rocky debris on planet Mars. This discovery once again encourages scientists to search for life beyond planet Earth. The concealed glaciers extend for tens ... Full story

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back some interesting data that revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface, which scientists believe that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground sandstone of Martian soil. Scientists studied the images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's ... Full story

On July 30, 2008, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander confirmed that planet Mars has water, at least in the form of ice. The Phoenix lander's robotic arm delivered the sample on Wednesday, to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples. And the result was positive to confirm that panet Mars contains water.... Full story