Analysis of four years of acoustic recordings made by NASA's rover has allowed scientists to identify 55 episodes of electrical activity, based on the interferences and acoustic signatures ...

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Dust on Mars has a new voice. What once looked like silent red storms now crackles with tiny sparks, as if the planet were whispering with electricity right under your feet. For the first time, ...

Space weather storms will make living on Mars challenging. The first group of colonists won’t need umbrellas; they will need safe houses with 30-foot thick walls made of Martian clay that can ...

NASA's seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials said Wednesday they're hopeful ...

Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day. The source of these shocks is a spark discharge, occurring between your body and the body of the car.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mars doesn't get rain like Earth does, but dust storms are common on the red planet. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona Mars is a ...

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