SPACE: Will We Need to Tweak Our DNA to Colonize Mars?
If humanity is ever going to settle down on Mars, we may need to become a little less human. Crewed missions to Mars, which NASA wants to start flying in … Read more
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Welcome to Your New Home on Mars
There’s no safe place to camp out on Mars. But a team of researchers has identified what could be future Martian explorers’ best possible hideout: a string of lava tubes … Read more
SCIENCE: The Coronavirus & Mars
A new virus called SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of a disease called COVID-19. Public health groups, such as the World Health Organization and the U.S. … Read more
Are the 2020s “The Decade of Mars”?
The 2010s saw big advances in Mars exploration, but the new decade may bring even more exciting news — the possible discovery of Red Planet life. Scientists learned a great … Read more
SPACE: NASA Releases “Treasure Map” of Mars
NASA’s wish to follow the water on Mars just got a helping hand. Scientists have released a new global map showing water ice that is as little as 1 inch … Read more
Curiosity Rover Posts Emo Photo of Mars
Mars is the only known planet in the universe inhabited solely by robots. There’s InSight, the sturdy robo-stethoscope listening for the Red Planet’s heartbeat; there’s Odyssey and the gang, a … Read more
SPACE: Life on Mars
Mars may seem barren and inhospitable today, but long ago the Red Planet once looked very different. Once upon a time, Mars was warmer than it is now, and covered … Read more
Is Mars Venting Its Water Into Space?
There’s a hole in the Martian atmosphere that opens once every two years, venting the planet’s limited water supply into space — and dumping the rest of the water at … Read more
SPACE: The Raging Rivers of Mars
Mars was wet, until suddenly it wasn’t. Scientists have long seen dry riverbeds slashed across the surface of Mars as evidence that water once flowed freely on the planet. And … Read more
SPACE: There’s a Dark Splat on Mars
Something punched through ice on Mars, leaving behind what looks like the indent from an evil character in a cartoon movie: a dark splat. The impact crater, less than 0.62 … Read more