The thought of a colony of giant spiders sprawled across the surface of Mars may sound like something out of a sci-fi thriller. But new satellite images released by the European Space Agency (ESA ...
Every spring, creepy black 'spiders' sprout up on Mars as buried carbon dioxide ice releases dusty geysers of gas. New ESA images show the phenomenon has begun in the strange Inca City formation.
The dark features form when spring sunshine falls on layers of carbon dioxide. Credit: ESA The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has snapped the telltale traces of ‘black spiders’ scattered across ...
Images shared by the European Space Agency (ESA) captured what appeared to be spiders but were actually the result of carbon dioxide deposits turning into gas. The recently shared images offered ...
A unique phenomenon that could be mistaken for spiders scuttling across the planet's surface has been spotted on Mars, according to the European Space Agency. The ESA said in a news release that ...
Seasonal, spider-like features have been spotted sprouting through cracks in Mars' surface. The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter captured new images of small, dark features that ...
Seasonal, spider-like features have been spotted sprouting through cracks in Mars' surface, according to Space.com. The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter captured new images of small, dark ...
Arachnophobes need not fear: A new European Space Agency (ESA) image of Martian "spiders" actually shows seasonal eruptions of carbon dioxide gas on the Red Planet. The dark, spindly formations ...
Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. Arachnophobes need not fear: A new European Space ...