OpinionJanuary 14, 2020
Why Premature Claims of Life on Mars Hurt Science
Bogus beetles, nonexistent giant sculptures and other “discoveries” on the Red Planet distract us from the exciting research that’s actually going on
Stories by Nina Lanza
Nina Lanza is a planetary geologist in the Space and Remote Sensing group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She serves on the lab's Mars instrument team, selecting rock targets to zap with the laser on the Los Alamos–developed ChemCam.
Space & PhysicsJuly 18, 2019
Did Life Sign the Guest Book on Mars?
The coating known as “varnish” that covers rocks in the American Southwest could offer important clues