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A One-Way Trip to Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
10/23/10 |
| Summary: Human explorers could aid in the search for life on Earth's nearest celestial neighbor, but getting to Mars and back poses many difficulties. Could a one-way journey be the answer? In a new article, scientists discuss the benefits and drawbacks of such a mission. |
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The Continuing Controversy of the Mars Meteorite
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| Topic: Mars |
10/21/10 |
| Summary: The fight continues over a meteorite that some say contains evidence of past life on Mars. Both sides claim to wield Occam's razor, believing that biology – or anything but – provides the simplest explanation of the Mars rock´s many strange features. |
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Exposed Rocks Point to Water on Ancient Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
10/13/10 |
| Summary: A new discovery of carbonate-bearing rocks on Mars indicates that habitable environments may have existed deep below the martian crust. The rock deposit, which was uplifted by an ancient meteor impact, also provides information about the potential existence of lakes and seas in Mars' past. |
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Airplanes Could Unlock Mars Mysteries
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| Topic: Mars |
10/07/10 |
| Summary: There are regions on Mars where the ground is much too rugged for a rover to explore. Instead, a robotic, rocket-powered airplane could be the ideal way to investigate some of these intriguing but as-yet inaccessible areas. |
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Mars Rover Gets a Break in the Weather
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| Topic: Mars |
10/07/10 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine´s field research editor Henry Bortman joined members of NASA´s AMASE team and JPL engineers at Mono Lake, California, during a field test of a prototype Mars drilling and sample-caching system. Finally, on Day 4, the weather cleared long enough to conduct outdoor tests. |
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Bringing Field Work Indoors
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| Topic: Mars |
10/06/10 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine´s field research editor Henry Bortman joined members of NASA´s AMASE team and JPL engineers at Mono Lake, California, during a field test of a prototype Mars drilling and sample-caching system. On Day 3, unexpected storms forced the team to conduct their testing indoors. |
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Checking for Contamination
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| Topic: Mars |
10/05/10 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine´s field research editor Henry Bortman joined members of NASA´s AMASE team and JPL engineers at Mono Lake, California, during a field test of a prototype Mars drilling and sample-caching system. Minimizing contamination is a critical aspect of the work. |
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Mono Lake and Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
10/04/10 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine´s field research editor Henry Bortman joined members of NASA´s AMASE team and JPL engineers at Mono Lake, California, during a field test of a prototype Mars drilling and sample-caching system. On day 1, the team checked out the rover in a parking lot at the Mono Lake Visitor´s Center. |
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Mars Methane Lasts Less than a Year
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| Topic: Mars |
09/21/10 |
| Summary: A new study indicates that methane in the atmosphere of Mars lasts less than a year. Methane is replenished from localized sources that show seasonal and annual variations. This pattern of methane production raises questions as to whether the methane comes from geological activity - or biological processes. |
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The Next Mars Rover
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| Topic: Mars |
09/18/10 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, aka Curiosity, is scheduled to launch in late 2011. The goal of the mission is to determine whether or not Mars once had environments capable of supporting life as we know it. For astrobiologists, Curiosity will be a major step toward understanding the habitability of our solar system. |
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