Like Earth, Mars once had a strong magnetic field that shielded its thick atmosphere from the solar wind. But now only the magnetic imprint remains. What's long baffled scientists, though, is why this ...

Mars used to be a water world with oceans, rivers, and a thick atmosphere - then its magnetic field died and the planet slowly became a frozen, radioactive desert. In this video, we break down what ...

New research published by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics offers a compelling explanation for the strange nature of Mars’ ancient magnetic field. The study suggests that the Red ...

The Chinese-led research team based its findings on seismic readings from NASA's InSight lander on Mars, which recorded more than 1,300 marsquakes before shutting down in 2022. The spacecraft landed ...

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Scheduled to launch late this year, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) will be the first mission devoted to understanding the upper atmosphere of Mars. The goal of MAVEN is to ...

First ever supercomputer simulations of Mars with a fully molten core could explain the Red Planet's unusual magnetic field. Billions of years ago, Mars had an active magnetic field. Mysteriously, its ...

Computer simulation of a one-sided magnetic field on early Mars based on data from a study led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. The study could explain the unusual magnetic imprint ...