Physicists Explain How Type of Aurora on Mars Is Formed May 18, 2022 — Researchers have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. The physicists report discrete aurora form through the ...

Caption Patchy proton aurora on Mars form when turbulent conditions around the planet allow charged hydrogen particles from the Sun to stream into the Martian atmosphere. Images from August 5 show ...

M., et al. "MAVEN IUVS observations of the aftermath of the Comet Siding Spring meteor shower on Mars." Geophysical Research Letters 42.12 (2015): 4755-4761. Schneider, Nicholas M., et al. "Discovery ...

Their life detection experimental findings still reverberate within the scientific community – fueling the on-going discussion on a key question: Is there life on Mars? Fast forward to today ...

MAVEN observations of a proton aurora. In the top panel, natural variability of the solar wind results in occasional dense flows of solar wind protons bombarding Mars. At bottom, observations by ...

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." What do clouds on Mars look like? Well, a new video stitched together from ...