NASA’s Perseverance rover recently captured a remarkable new selfie on Mars, featuring a rare guest—a Martian dust devil. This small, swirling whirlwind of dust appears about five kilometres behind the rover, adding a unique and captivating detail to the image. The selfie, composed of 59 photos taken by the rover’s robotic arm camera, commemorates 1,500…
WASHINGTON: Images taken of Mars from orbit dating back as far as the 1970s have captured curious dark streaks running down the sides of cliffs and crater walls that some scientists have construed as possible evidence of flows of liquid water, suggesting that the planet harbours environments suitable for living organisms.A new study casts doubt…
A groundbreaking study by researchers at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad has unveiled new insights into the potential for ancient microbial life on Mars. The study focuses on chloride-rich depressions, particularly within the Terra Sirenum region, which may have once harbored water—a vital component for life as we know it. These findings are part…