Nasa reveals solar winds stripped Mars' atmosphere
Nasa announces new findings relating to the atmosphere of Mars which could give insight into the planet's past and the possibility of life on the red planet
That will conclude our live coverage of today's announcement from Nasa on Mars' atmosphere. Here's all you need to know on today's events from Nick Allen in Washington:
The sun destroyed the atmosphere of Mars robbing the planet of what might once have been an environment replete with water and the conditions for life, Nasa said today.
Announcing the findings of its Maven probe which has been orbiting the Red Planet for the last year, the space agency said the once-thick atmosphere was blown away by the solar wind between 4.2 billion and 3.7 billion years ago. Until that time water appeared to have been "abundant and active on Mars, Nasa said
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