Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its surface. So, ...

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A study finds atmospheric waves alter electron content, helping scientists map the hidden magnetic fields on Mars.

Ancient ripple layers on Mars capture a single sandstorm, helping scientists estimate how dense the planet’s atmosphere once ...

The thin air of Mars has long been treated as a problem to be solved, a hostile mix of carbon dioxide and dust that stands between human explorers and long-term settlement. A growing body of research ...

(NEW YORK) — Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its ...

ESA orbiters watched a May 2024 solar superstorm flood Mars’ upper air with electrons and trigger spacecraft glitches. (CREDIT: SOHO (ESA & NASA), NASA/SDO/AIA, JHelioviewer/D. Müller) A storm from ...

What happens to Mars’ atmosphere when it gets hit with space weather? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated novel methods ...

(Nanowerk News) An international team in which the University of the Basque Country (EHU) scientists Ricardo Hueso and Agustín Sánchez- Lavega are collaborating has discovered electrical discharges in ...