Tag: mars

Isle of Rum rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission

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Angus Coleman - July 31, 2023

ANCIENT rocks from the Isle of Rum are playing an important role in an international space mission to discover more about Mars. A group of...

Scots scientists solve martian meteorite mystery

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Douglas Simpson - October 24, 2022

A TOXIN which makes pigs vomit is the surprising key which may have unlocked the century-old mystery of the origins of a Martian meteorite. In...

NASA scientist reveals colleagues who visited Scotland have been driving force behind themed names

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Ruaraidh Gilmour - February 17, 2022

A NASA planetary scientist has revealed how her two colleagues have been the driving force behind naming areas on Mars after Scottish locations. Abigail Fraeman...

Microgravity experiments could help space missions find water

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Douglas Simpson - February 8, 2022

New research on generating oxygen from water could help support long term missions to the Moon and Mars. Researchers at the University of Glasgow took...

Solving fossil mystery could aid quest for ancient life on Mars

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Bethan Sexton - November 27, 2019

The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth. Research which suggests that structures previously...