Ancient Mars was more like Iceland than Idaho

New research used spots on Earth, including Iceland and Idaho, to study the seasons on ancient Mars.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Jan. 21, 2021 ~8 min

Could astronauts on Mars make their own fuel for the trip home?

Researchers may have come up with a solution to one of the most pressing challenges of a Mars voyage: How do we get back?

UC Irvine • futurity
Jan. 5, 2021 ~5 min


Best place for life on Mars? Deep down

The most habitable place for life on Mars was probably up to several miles below the surface, a new study shows.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 8, 2020 ~5 min

System can get oxygen and fuel from salt water on Mars

An electrolysis system can pull oxygen and fuel from briny water, just like the H2O on Mars. The tech also opens up oceans as a fuel source here on Earth.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Dec. 1, 2020 ~7 min

Water escaped Mars in a whoosh not a trickle

Billions of years ago, Mars was a watery world, not the cold, dry place it is today. A new study partly solves the mystery of where all that water went.

Mikayla Mace-Arizona • futurity
Nov. 16, 2020 ~7 min

‘Black beauty’ may blow up water’s origin story

New research turns the theory about where water comes from upside down. It may come out of the planet formation process, researchers say.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 6, 2020 ~6 min

Team measures Mars from crust to core

Seismologists used data from NASA's InSight Lander to get measurements deep within Mars. What they learned might clarify planetary formation.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Aug. 6, 2020 ~6 min

Simulations highlight “messy” Mars landings

Researchers aim to update Apollo-era information about rocket-powered landings on dusty celestial bodies like Mars with new supercomputer simulations.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
July 31, 2020 ~5 min


Dust storms may shed light on life on Mars

The chemical reactions that dust storms on Mars cause indicate that our quest to find life on the red planet may need to go beneath the surface.

Shawn Ballard-Wash. U. in St. Louis • futurity
June 19, 2020 ~7 min

Wiggly ‘Mini Rover’ can handle otherworldly sand traps

A new kind of "mini rover" moves in could go places that other wheeled rovers couldn't, such as up a sandy hill.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
May 15, 2020 ~9 min

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