On Friday NASA said a comet that flew by planet Mars last month released a strong meteor shower that changed the chemistry of the planet’s upper atmosphere for a short period. Siding Spring is the name of the comet and it came from a faraway region in the solar system known as Oort Cloud. The comet passed 87,000 miles from Mars on October 19 with a speed of 35 miles, or 56 km per second and it … [Read more...]
MAVEN Captures Solar Storm Hitting Mars
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) already provides exciting data. NASA launched the Mars probe on November 18, 2013. On September 22, 2014, less than a year after, MAVEN reached the red planet’s orbit after a 442 million miles long journey. The latest NASA spacecraft was send with one primary purpose. MAVEN will analyze the upper Martian atmosphere for traces of water. Curiosity … [Read more...]