Research from our home Planetary Science Institute shows that the dune fields on Mars provide solid evidence for lithification and burial.
Oct 15th: Martian Dunes, Carina Nebula, Nobel Prize in Physics, WGBH NOVA Labs
Tag: Mars
Oct 7th: Awesome Astronomy October 2020 News Round Up
Time for sky guide and news roundup with @AwesomeAstoPod. We have exoplanet in another galaxy, liquid water on Mars, exoplanet around white dwarf and the Sun get more active again.
Sep29th: Mars – Very Dusty & Crap Acoustics
What’s with Mars dust storms? How many microphones have we landed on Mars? @CheapAstro will answer this questions on today’s Mars – Very Dusty & Crap Acoustics podcast at #365DaysOfAstro
Sep 5th: Observing With Webb in September 2020
School is starting, the nights are getting longer, and two gas giants are dominating the night skies while two terrestrial planets make morning appearances.
Sep 2nd: Awesome Astronomy September 2020 News Round Up
Check out the september sky guide and astronomy news round up with @AwesomeAstroPod. This week we have Damage of Arecibo Obs, The Dimming Betelgeuse, The search for the missing matter in the Milky Way and more.
Aug 30th: Mars 2020 Rover & Space Aliens Listening To Our Sun
Today @Nmcanopus will talk about Mars climate which has changed dramatically over the eons and what would the space alien receive if it pointed its radio antennas at our Sun?
Aug 21st: Bringing Mars To Earth
Scientists have samples of the Sun’s solar wind, particles from a comet’s tail, a few grams from an asteroid, with more coming shortly. But there’s still no sample return from Mars. NASA & ESA have been making plans to bring sample home from Mars.
Aug 20th: Free-flowing Water On Ancient Mars? Not So Fast!
Join us today as we talk about newly released research that suggests the waters on ancient Mars were subglacial and not free-flowing. Also, a black hole goes dormant and star formation goes wild.
Aug 12th: Earth To Mars In 100 Days? The Power Of Nuclear Rockets
launching a rocket powered by radioactive material has its own risks as well. Should we attempt it?
Aug 10th: Mars
Today we consider Mars, the next planet in our journey through the Solar System. It’s a cold, dry desert, so why does this planet hold such fascination?