Through the intricate study of lava tubes—caves formed following volcanic eruptions ... could be significant in the search for life on Mars. Bogdan P. Onac, professor in the USF School of ...

Through the intricate study of lava tubes—caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down—an international team of researchers has uncovered clues about Earth's ancient ...

The Lanzarote lava tube system is an accessible testing ground for DLR's SCOUT Rover, tailor-made for navigating the complex ...

The system not only overcomes hard, rocky obstacles but also "paddles" through extremely soft sand pits where wheel-driven systems would fail. For the exploration of caves on Mars and the Moon, the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the Air Force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U.S ...

A hole in the surface of Mars, spotted by the HiRISE camera, reveals a cave below. Protected from the harsh surface of Mars, such pits are believed to be good candidates to contain Martian life ...

Pits and caves on Mars are of particular interest due to their potential to provide shelter for future astronauts. Mars’ thin atmosphere offers little protection from radiation, making ...

Caption A hole in the surface of Mars, spotted by the HiRISE camera, reveals a cave below. Protected from the harsh surface of Mars, such pits are believed to be good candidates to contain Martian ...

What are those mysterious holes on Mars? The holes, aka pits ... "So these pits we see could open into larger caves, or they could just be isolated pits." Beyer added, "There's no way to know ...

We’re long past the stage of imagining the inhabitants of Mars as little green men. But as we explore the red planet, what kind of life might we find there? NASA scientists think life on Mars mi ...