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Was young, wet Mars once close enough to the Sun to 'dance' with Venus?

September 5, 2018

Was young, wet Mars once close enough to the Sun to 'dance' with Venus?

Billions of years ago, liquid water flowed across the Martian surface.

Life on Mars? 40 years later, Viking Lander scientist still says 'yes'

September 4, 2018

Life on Mars? 40 years later, Viking Lander scientist still says 'yes'

In 1976, NASA's twin Viking landers touched down on Mars in an attempt to answer a weighty question: Is there life on the Red Planet?

NASA's $400M Mars Opportunity may not be lost after all

August 31, 2018

NASA's $400M Mars Opportunity may not be lost after all

The massive dust storm on Mars that caused NASA to lose contact with its Opportunity rover is dissipating, giving new hope that the $400 million space vehicle isn't lost after all.

Why we can't depend on robots to find life on Mars

August 22, 2018

Why we can't depend on robots to find life on Mars

A Senate subcommittee asked for reasons to support sending humans to Mars, and, boy, did they get one from Ellen Stofan, NASA's former chief scientist.

'Foreign object' on Mars spotted by Curiosity Rover is just a rock

August 21, 2018

'Foreign object' on Mars spotted by Curiosity Rover is just a rock

Don't worry: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity isn't falling apart.

NASA admits $400M Mars Opportunity rover could be lost forever

August 17, 2018

NASA admits $400M Mars Opportunity rover could be lost forever

In a blog post, NASA said that it may never again have contact with the Opportunity rover, after the craft got caught up in a Martian dust storm in the middle of June.

Muppet on Mars? NASA image from the Red Planet sparks comparisons to famous puppet

August 16, 2018

Muppet on Mars? NASA image from the Red Planet sparks comparisons to famous puppet

Extra terrestrials may not be openly roaming the Red Planet, but muppets might be.

NASA's Mars Opportunity rover, $400M spacecraft, unresponsive in Martian dust storm for 2 months

August 16, 2018

NASA's Mars Opportunity rover, $400M spacecraft, unresponsive in Martian dust storm for 2 months

For nearly two months, there has been no sign of NASA's Mars Opportunity rover.

Life on Mars: Amazing models reveal what it could look like

July 31, 2018

Life on Mars: Amazing models reveal what it could look like

If you’re looking forward to the time when humans can decamp to the Red Planet, you’ll be happy to know that NASA is envisioning what those Martian habitats might look like—and the results are incredible.

Who discovered Mars, anyway? A look back at the history of the Red Planet

July 31, 2018

Who discovered Mars, anyway? A look back at the history of the Red Planet

Who discovered Mars?