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Ancient Mars was Cool and Relatively Wet, New Study Suggests

By News Staff July 11, 2024

In a new study, planetary scientists found strong similarities between soils found in Gale Crater on Mars and those of Canada’s Newfoundland, a cold subarctic climate. X-ray amorphous material comprises…

Sample Return Capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex Mission Lands Successfully in Utah

By News Staff September 25, 2023

OSIRIS-Rex’s capsule containing precious samples from the near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu landed safely in a targeted area of the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range near Salt Lake…

Genetically Modified Rice Could Actually Grow in Martian Regolith, New Study Suggests

By Enrico de Lazaro April 27, 2023

One of the biggest challenges to growing food on Mars is the presence of perchlorate salts, which have been detected in the Martian regolith (soil) and are generally considered to…

StarCrete: Materials Scientists Create Starch-Based Concrete for Extraterrestrial Construction

By Enrico de Lazaro March 17, 2023

The StarCrete is twice as strong as regular concrete and is made from extraterrestrial dust, potato starch, and a pinch of salt. Aled Roberts and Nigel Scrutton used simulated Martian…