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Tag: Mars
NASA just released this insane 1.8-billion-pixel panorama of the Martian landscape
Nearly 1,200 individual images taken last year were pieced together to produce this epic panorama.
What will the Mars 2020 rover be called? You decide
You can choose out of 9 potential names proposed by school kids from all over the country.
Mars may be losing water faster than expected
Water vapor saturation in the Martian upper atmosphere is much greater than expected, which entails more water is escaping into ...
Mars gets auroras almost every day — it’s just that we can’t see them
Martian auroras are linked to water loss on the red planet's surface, which is why the connection is quite important ...
NASA maps ice water reserves inches below Martian surface
A new map of water ice trapped beneath Mars' surface could inform astronauts where they should land.
A scientist claims there are insects on Mars. He’s probably wrong
Very, very probably wrong.
Curiosity rover stumbles upon mystery of oxygen on Mars
Oxygen is rising and falling with the seasons unpredictably.
Curiosity snaps lonely picture of desolate Martian landscape
Curiosity is the only rover left on Mars -- and this haunting photo it recently beamed to Earth perfectly describes ...
Salt lake Mars: Red planet had salty lakes billions of years ago
Mars' past seems to be more and more interesting.
Colonizing Mars could be accelerated with microbes, study suggests
The idea challenges the strict no-contamination guidelines that NASA and all space programs have closely adhered to for decades.
Creamy white frozen dunes on Mars signal arrival of spring
Is that ice cream?
Newfound comet could be an interstellar object, experts argue
It's only the second time that astronomers have detected an interstellar visitor.
Key variable used to study Mars’ ancient atmosphere varies during the day
This used to mess up our calculations, but now we understand why.
Exoplanets could have better conditions for life than Earth, study finds
"This is a surprising conclusion," the team admits.
NASA goes to Iceland to prepare for Mars mission
This is not the first time Iceland is used as a training ground for NASA missions.
How scientists are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars
We've learned so much about Mars, but pressing questions still remain.
Natural compound found in grape skins, berries, and red wine, could help Mars explorers stay fit
It doesn't necessarily have to be red wine...
Human outposts on Mars could be sheltered by a thin layer of ‘frozen smoke’
Scientists envision using a very thin material to build a huge greenhouse on Mars.
NASA prepares to grow peppers on the International Space Station
A group of researchers at NASA is preparing for the final steps to launch the Española chile pepper into space ...
A brief history of Martian spacecraft and landers
For the last 60 years, humans have been sending all sorts of spacecraft to the Red Planet -- here's a ...
Mars may have been habitable more than 4.4 billion years ago
The story of life on Mars -- if there ever was such a thing -- may have started much earlier ...
Some Martian clouds are made of ground-up meteors
That's pretty metal.
Curiosity Rover finds clay cache on Mars — potential sign of water
Curiosity is finding water beneath the ground -- and in the sky.
Babies born on Mars could diverge from Earthlings within a couple of generations
Mars is a strange place and any humans born there are bound to look radically different.
NASA detects first evidence of a Marsquake
The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet.
Yes, there is methane on Mars, new study reports
Exciting times for Mars science.
Mars had giant rivers for billions of years, new study finds
This study offers a vital answer, but also poses a puzzling question.
Curiosity photographs river-like rounded rocks
It's a hint that Mars had a wet past.
This is Opportunity last view from Mars
NASA just released an amazing 360-degree panorama from the final resting place of the Opportunity rover.
NASA puts InSight experiment on hold because one stubborn rock is blocking their instruments
InSight picked scissors, so it lost to rock.
NASA trains to search for Martian life in world’s driest desert
The Atacama Desert is the most Mars-like environment on Earth.
Spectacular new images show Martian ancient river systems
Did a wet Mars foster life? That's the big question scientists hope to answer in the future.
InSight lander detects mysterious dips in air pressure on Red Planet (and shares Martian weather forecast)
One day, checking the weather on Mars in real-time will be as easy as googling it.
Ingenious new technique shows Mars’ Mount Sharp to be very porous
Yay for creative science!
InSight beams back first recording of Martian wind
It sounds like a flapping flag.
InSight stretches its solar panels, beams back first clear photo from Mars
Everything is working according to plan on Mars.
Touchdown: NASA’s InSight probe safely lands on Mars
The probe will study 'marsquakes'.
NASA picks Jezero Crater for Mars 2020 rover landing site
Rocks collected by the new rover will be transported to Earth.
Scientists turn Opportunity’s 5,000th Martian sunrise into music
When science meets art.
Natural batteries formed Mars’ organic carbon
Still no aliens. But this is definitely a cool find!
Mars may yet hold life in salty subsurface waters
Mars may be more life-friendly than we thought.
University creates Mars-like soil — and you can buy it dirt cheap
A way to create a piece of Mars here on Earth -- kind of.
Terraforming Mars might be nearly impossible — but Elon Musk isn’t phased about it
A kind reminder that we're living in paradise.
Scientists detect an underground lake filled with liquid water on Mars
This might be the news of the year!
Rumors of Opportunity’s death “very premature”, despite three-weeks silence
Hang in there, buddy!
Wind power could be harvested on Mars — and this might be a game changer
This could be a game changer.
Mars’ huge dust storm is now a “global” storm
Yarrr, there be a storm a'brewing!
Curiosity’s taking selfies as Opportunity braves the storm
Not all of NASA's rovers are having a tough time.
Opportunity braves the worst sand storm it’s ever faced, might not make it
Come on Mars, why you gotta be like this?
