Science news articles about 'martian rock'

A study offers a new way to detect biological molecules in martian rock.

NASA scientists sent commands to Phoenix to nudge aside a Martian rock.

With its time left on Mars dwindling, Phoenix investigates underneath rock.

... of years on ancient Mars left a record of rhythmic patterns in thick stacks of sedimentary rock layers, revealed in three-dimensional detail by a telescopic camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance ...

... of years on ancient Mars left a record of rhythmic patterns in thick stacks of sedimentary rock layers, revealed in three-dimensional detail by a telescopic camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance ...

... wind blows sand away from the front of the rock, creating a pit, and then deposits that sand ... nearest neighbor in the Mars images. The patterns of the Martian rocks matched what the model predicted. ...

The curious distribution of rocks has a simple explanation, say geophysicists

New research on ancient fossils also may offer insight into finding signs of life in Martian rocks.

... new data that points to a biological origin for structures within the Martian rock, Spaceflight Now reports. NASA headquarters plans to officially address the new findings within days. ...

... salt deposits in four-billion-year-old Martian rock explored by NASA's Mars Exploration ... , Knoll, and McLennan studied mineral deposits in Martian rock to calculate the "water activity" of the water ...

Researchers are able to replicate Mars' red dust by combining magnetite, which is present in Martian rocks, with sand. The process created the red mineral hematite. ...