Methane in Martian Meteorites!In a new article in the journal Nature Communications, researchers detail their findings of methane in 6 Martian meteorites. According to the authors, "The occurrence of methane in Martian rock samples adds strong weight to models whereby any life on Mars is/was likely to be resident in a subsurface habitat, where methane could be a… |
Impact Glass on Mars!New images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) show impact glass within the craters of Mars! As of February, 2015, the MRO has completed 40,000 orbits of the red planet over nine years, and transmitted 247 terabytes of data on the Martian atmosphere, surface, and subsurface. Researchers have found deposits of impact glass (in green)… |
Philae Lander Awakens from Hibernation!The Philae lander has awoken on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, and is communicating via the Rosetta orbiter! Philae spent ten years aboard Rosetta, travelling the 405 million kilometres (just over 251 million miles) between Earth and the spacecraft's cometary destination. Shortly after landing on the comet in mid-November of 2014, the lander went into hibernation. The Rosetta… |
ASU scientists play key roles in new NASA mission to Jupiter’s moon EuropaThree scientists in Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) — Philip Christensen, Mikhail Zolotov, and Everett Shock — are involved with NASA's newly announced robotic mission to investigate whether conditions suitable for life exist at Jupiter's moon Europa. The mission, scheduled for launch in the 2020s, will follow up on the… |
