HiPOD HiRise Images from Mars Show White Frost on the Surface of the Red Planet HiPOD HiRise images of Mars: A soothing way to start your day. These polar dunes show both carbon dioxide frost (the white colored areas) along with darker material that’s been exposed due to sublimation. Pretty cool images from the red (and white) planet. Steven Agar | May 2, 2018 1 Comment
Winter is Coming – Could it Snow on Mars? Given that there are ambitious plans to colonize Mars in the near future, it is surprising how much we still have to learn about what it would be like to actually live on the planet. Take the weather, for instance. We know there are wild fluctuations in Mars’s climate and that it is very windy and at times cloudy (though too cold and dry […] Weather Steven Agar | August 22, 2017 0 Comments
Stunning New Photos Show Huge Glaciers on the Planet Mars The Mar Express spacecraft recently took these gorgeous photos of a huge glacier in the Mars southern polar ice cap. The brilliant white glaciers beautifully stand out against the dusty red planet’s surface. This image was taken on February 25th, 2015 by the Mars Express spacecraft. The Mars Express generally orbits at a height of 186 miles above the Martian […] Brains SnowBrains | November 19, 2015 0 Comments
NASA Finds Flowing Water on Mountains Mars! Holy Schnoogles!! NASA just announced this morning that they have found solid evidence of liquid water flowing on the planet Mars. “It took multiple spacecraft over several years to solve this mystery, and now we know there is liquid water on the surface of this cold, desert planet.” – Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The discovery of liquid […] Featured Article Miles Clark | September 28, 2015 3 Comments
Brains Post: “Flowing Water Found on Mars” – NASA That’s right, “flowing” water has been found on Mars for the very first time. This is huge, huge news. The water isn’t flowing as in a stream or brook, it’s more of a dripping water or creeping water, but it’s water and it’s on the surface and it’s flowing, nonetheless. The Mars Rover has recently discovered every cubic foot of dirt on Mars holds about 2 pints or more of water. This is huge. […] Brains SnowBrains | October 15, 2013 0 Comments
SnowBrains’ Top 5 Articles of the Week: April 29 – May 3rd, 2013 {Each Sunday Night we’ll bring you the “5 Most Popular Articles of the Week” here at SnowBrains.com. This will be a chance to look back and which articles gave peoples brain waves the most amplitude.} Top 5 articles of the week: April 29th – May 5th, 2013. #5 – 9,624-Foot Sonora Pass is OPEN | Earliest Opening in a Decade […] SnowBrains | May 5, 2013 1 Comment
Brain Post: How NASA’s Curiosity Has Proven That Mars Once Had an Atmosphere Why is it significant that NASA’s Curiosity now has more proof that Mars once had an atmosphere? Because if Mars once had an atmosphere, then there was likely flowing water, and therefore a chance that there could have been life. “Scientists think that the climate on Mars 3.5 billion years ago was similar to that of early Earth: warm and […] Brains Miles Clark | April 12, 2013 9 Comments
Brain Post: Is NASA Obsessed with Mars? | 50% of All Planetary Missions Go to Mars Nasa has decidedly become obsessed with Mars. 7 of the 14 planetary missions that have been sent or are scheduled to be sent [1997-2020] to planets (or asteroids) are heading to Mars. NASA will spend $4.53 billion on missions to Mars by the year 2020. The obvious question is: Q: “What the hell does NASA want with Mars?” A: “They […] Brains SnowBrains | March 28, 2013 5 Comments
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