Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to ...

making up between 5% and 10% of the rock samples. For siderite to form, you need liquid water, carbon dioxide, and the right chemical conditions. These are all essential ingredients for a potentially ...

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered a missing piece in the puzzle of Mars' past atmosphere. Scientists discovered ...

Scientists at Berkeley Lab create solar-powered artificial leaf that turns CO₂ into liquid fuel, marking a major step in ...

New research has revealed the fundamental mechanisms that limit the performance of copper catalysts—critical components in ...

In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben Tutolo, a University of Calgary associate professor of Earth, Energy, and ...

Today, Mars is very cold and dry, with little atmosphere and no liquid water on the surface ... Carbonate minerals contain carbon dioxide, which, when present in the atmosphere, warms a planet.