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methane on Mars

Meteorites Could Provide New Explanation for Mars Methane

May 30, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Where does the methane on Mars come from? That has been one of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary science since the discovery of large plumes of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere. Scientists have been trying to figure out how [...]

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Budget Axe to Gore America’s Future Exploration of Mars and Search for Martian Life

February 11, 2012

America’s hugely successful Mars Exploration program is apparently about to be gutted by Obama Administration officials wielding a hefty budget axe in Washington, D.C. Consequently, Russia has been invited to join the program to replace American science instruments and rockets being scrapped. NASA’s Fiscal 2013 Budget is due to be announced on Monday, February 13 [...]

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Mars Methane Gets Even More Mysterious

September 20, 2010

Mars’ atmosphere consists of 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, and contains small amounts of oxygen and water, as well as trace amounts of methane. The methane – although small in percentage – might be the most intriguing because the source of this very short-lived gas remains a mystery. And the mystery has just [...]

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