NASA officials are revealing what life was like spending a year inside a Mars simulation and say the United States might reach the red planet by the “end of next decade.” Commander Kelly Haston, Flight Engineer Ross Brockwell, Medical Officer Dr. Nathan Jones and Science Officer Anca Selariu lived in a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat for...
New research suggests Mars could have enough water under its surface to form a global ocean. On Monday, scientists released their findings, which are based on seismic measurements captured from NASA’s Mars InSight rover, which detected over 1,300 marsquakes before shutting down two years ago. The water is believed to be hiding in the cracks...
A photo from Mars taken by NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft left people perplexed and wondering about the possibility of extraterrestrial life on this day in history, July 25, 1976. Dubbed the “Face on Mars,” the image appeared to show a carving of eyes, nose and a mouth in the Martian region of Cydonia. “NASA’s Viking...
Scientists have identified a super resilient desert moss species in China’s western region of Xinjiang that could help sustain possible colonies on Mars, a study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed. When subjected to conditions that simulate the environment on Mars, the moss – Syntrichia Caninervis – was found to be able to withstand...
