Dust devils form when the planet’s surface heats up, pushing hot air close to the ground rapidly up through cooler air above.
A new study led by Dr. Valentin Bickel from the Center for Space and Habitability at the University of Bern shows that wind ...
It’s a long way from Tempe to Jupiter, but a thermal camera built at Arizona State University is on its way. First though, it made a crucial detour at Mars, millions of miles from the quiet lab where ...
What's the weather like on planet Mars? Dusty, according to Sophia Herod from BBC Weather.
Whirling dust devils and winds on Mars can move at an unexpected 99 miles per hour. The dust they send into the atmosphere could affect future missions.
A team of researchers from the CSIC-INTA Astrobiology Centre in Madrid has confirmed that the type of mineralogical composition on the surface of Mars influences the measuring of its temperature. The ...
Scientists have captured rare insights into Mars’s north polar vortex, where temperatures plunge far below those outside its boundaries and darkness triggers an unusual surge in ozone. New observation ...
The discovery could lead to the ability to forecast when dust storms will occur. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The weather ...
Can we use the planetary environment of Mars to help power a future colony on the Red Planet? This is what a recent study published in Device hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how ...