NASA Photographs Weird Cone-Shaped Object on Mars — Here’s What Scientists Think It Is

NASA Photographs Weird Cone-Shaped Object on Mars — Here’s What Scientists Think It Is

A Harvard astrophysicist and NASA are locked in a public disagreement over a small, shiny object photographed on the Martian surface. The dispute hinges on whether the object is human-made debris or just another wind-carved rock — and the two sides can’t even agree on how big it is. The object, captured by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover in 2022, resembles what astrophysicist Avi Loeb described as a metal party hat. NASA says it’s a natural formatio…

Can life survive on Mars? Scientists use 'water bears' to test red planet habitability

Science News: Penn State researchers are taking the unique resilience of tardigrades or ‘water bears’ as a basis for evaluation into how living organisms will respo.