Tag: Mars

Things just got a whole lot more complicated.

Worry and excitement, all in one paper.

Where's my toothbrush?

Findings alien life on barren planet like Mars seems unlikely, but the discovery of the century might that of past ...

While taking its usual stroll on Mars, the Curiosity Rover found something unexpected: a dark, smooth meteorite.

It's because of all that iron-rich dust, but it's not clear how it got there.

Footage from the crime scene.

Things just got serious.

The bad news starts to sink in.

The little rover that could.

After 8 months in space, ESA's crafts are approaching the martian surface.

Yet another audacious plan from the billionaire entrepreneur.

The rocks from Mars are surprisingly familiar.

NASA's year-long Mars simulation experiment has concluded today.

The Chinese space program is taking huge strides forward.

We have touched Mars. There is life on Mars, and it is us—extensions of our eyes in all directions, extensions ...

While the size of Mars' moons is laughable, some scientists believe the Red Planet used to have many more moons.

Mars is full of secrets, but we're unraveling them one by one.

But maybe our neighbour wasn't always so red-faced after all.

Food grown on Mars has been officially declared edible.

Mars will be very safe and very comfortable one day. But first it's going to be harsh and unwelcoming.

Swirling patterns in the ice of Mars' North Pole suggest the planet is emerging out of a long ice age ...

NASA astronomers captured a beautiful image of Mars on May 12, when the planet was just 50 million miles away ...

Here's something you'd never expect to happen in a place with average temperatures of -67 degrees Fahrenheit -- Mars' flowing ...

All aboard the hype train!

If we want to have a permanent or long-term mission to Mars, then growing crops locally would be very useful.

Researchers at European Space Agency (ESA) collected fungi that live in one of the harshest places on Earth -- McMurdo ...

Scientists want to grow potatoes on Mars to study crop resilience in the face of climate change. Brilliant or stupid?

If everything goes according to plan, we'll be going to Mars in the mid 2030s - using these suits.

Geological maps can be awesome here on Earth, but when we have geological maps of extraterrestrial bodies... that's when we ...

NASA figured out how Mars transformed from a lush environment to a red desert.

With today's propulsion tech, it takes at least 1.5 years for a manned crew to reach Mars, and at least ...

After the glorious Apollo missions that led humans to the Moon for the first time, it's time for a new ...

During an extraordinary conference hosted by NASA, a team of researchers report that flowing briny water is flowing out of ...

NASA recently uploaded a strikingly beautiful photograph on their website showing a petrified sand dune on Mars. The image was ...

Shipping cyanobacteria to Mars or dumping greenhouse gas into its thin atmosphere might be too slow. Elon Musk is in ...

Cryogenic sleep is usually the stuff of science fiction, most recently featured in the award winning blockbuster Interstellar. Of course, ...

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever set foot on the Moon and one of the most respected and vocal ...

If we want to send people to Mars, we're going to need some bigger engines - and that's exactly what ...

Mars is now a cold and dry place, but it wasn't always like this - the Red Planet used to ...

NASA is preparing to send a drone to Mars by 2024 - they've already developed a small, lightweight craft that ...

Sampling impact glass from the ancient craters that litter the surface for Mars might prove key to settling a long ...

Mars has auroras too, and in addition to the red and green tinted Northern Lights here on Earth, these also ...

Today, NASA is performing a new test round for its low-density supersonic decelerator (LDSD), which is basically a giant stop ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday its strategic framework for a newly established space agency, and also the ...

An innovative concept might allow engineers to send probes on Mars in previously inaccessible locations. The project, called MARSDROP, would ...

That's the sun setting over the rim of Gale Crater on Mars, as shot by the Curiosity Rover. Notice some ...

NASA has partnered with a private company to design and build an oxygen production facility for a Martian outpost or ...

Using its Mast Camera, the Curiosity Rover has snapped stunning images of a blue sunset on the Red Planet. The ...

Astronomers have known for quite a while that Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but the Red Planet might also ...