Venus May Have Phosphine, But Mars Has Lakes Of LIQUID Water
Lakes of liquid water have been confirmed and mapped on Mars, underneath the icy surface of the planet’s South Pole. But how did we find them, and what do they mean?
Lakes of liquid water have been confirmed and mapped on Mars, underneath the icy surface of the planet’s South Pole. But how did we find them, and what do they mean?
Who is phosphine and why do we care? Have we found alien life? or is it just rock farts? This astrobite summarizes the Nature paper describing the detection and potential implications of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.
How do you form Mercury, Venus, Earth AND Mars? The answer may surprise you! (or not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
A brief summary of some of the major space missions that are planning to launch in the 2020s.
Professor James Head III worked for the Apollo program which saw humans first land on the Moon nearly 50 years ago. Find out how we are continuing to explore the Moon and what it can still teach us ahead of his plenary talk at #AAS234. Is it time we went back?
Magma flows hundreds of thousands of years ago might account for the water on Mars, but scientists do not know if Mars could produce magma that recently.