Researchers Find Evidence That Water Once Covered Significant Areas of Mars

A fisheye view of a solar paneled rover on a reddish terrain

More than 20 years after landing on Mars, NASA’s Spirit rover has yielded a hidden breakthrough. Reanalyzing archival data from 2004 to 2010, researchers discovered widespread crystalline hematite and altered magnetite in Martian soil, signaling that significant areas of the Red Planet were once covered by liquid water. Revisiting Gusev Crater Soil Data With Fresh … Read more

Edith Cowan University’s $853 million Perth CBD campus evacuated three days into first semester

Students at Edith Cowan University’s new city campus were evacuated Wednesday afternoon after reports of strong fumes inside the building, just three days after it opened for lectures. Edith Cowan University Campus Evacuated Due to Fumes Hundreds of students were seen leaving the nine-storey building before 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Several students told ABC they … Read more