Martian heat and dust help its water escape into space

Researchers have used one of the instruments aboard the NASA MAVEN spacecraft to discover water vapor near the surface of Mars is pushed hig...

Researchers have used one of the instruments aboard the NASA MAVEN spacecraft to discover water vapor near the surface of Mars is pushed higher into the atmosphere than previously believed possible. Once the water vapor is high into what remains of the Martian atmosphere, it’s easily destroyed by electrically charged gas particles and lost to space. Researchers believe the phenomenon … Continue reading

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