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Ancient life on Mars would've needed more than just water to survive

Ancient Mars featured flowing rivers and sizable lakes — but that doesn't mean the Red Planet definitely could have supported life.




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What does methane mean for life on Mars?

NASA's Curiosity rover has made a surprising find that could help scientists get one step closer to figuring out if Mars has ever supported life.




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Curiosity rover drills into Mars rock, finds water

NASA's Curiosity rover is continuing to help scientists piece together the mystery of how Mars lost its surface water over the course of billions of years.




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Mars microbe traces spotted? Probably not, NASA says

Intriguing features photographed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity probably don't have a biological origin, mission team members say.




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UK's Beagle 2 Mars lander found in NASA photos

The Beagle 2 Mars lander is clearly visible in new photos from NASA's sharp-eyed Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in orbit around the Red Planet.




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NASA keeps an eye on Mars, looks toward Europa

The White House budget proposal for NASA in 2016 calls for a $500 million boost over the 2015 enacted budget and would keep NASA on its path to Mars.




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Mars One project cuts colony applicant pool to 100

One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.




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Mysterious plumes on Mars stump scientists

A mystery is brewing on Mars: Amateur astronomers spotted enormous plumes erupting off the Red Planet's surface, leaving scientists puzzled.




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Space taxes: How will we tax a Mars colony?

Paying taxes is an inescapable reality — even in space.




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Could cosmic rays threaten Mars missions?

Mice zapped with cosmic rays can incur brain damage, suggesting that astronauts' brains could suffer over time on deep-space missions to Mars and beyond.




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NASA wants your ideas to keep astronauts safe on Mars

To prepare for future colonies on Mars, NASA is asking for ideas on how to keep Red Planet astronauts safe that require minimal resupplies from Earth.




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Hang gliders could drop probes on Mars

An innovative concept for tiny probes attached to gliders could one day allow small robots to explore intricate locales on Mars.




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Slippery slopes on Mars send Curiosity rover on detour

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found a new route to some interesting rocks after its original path proved too difficult to traverse.




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What to know about NASA's Martian 'flying saucer'

NASA aims to launch a flight test Thursday, June 4, of an innovative "flying saucer" that could help humans land on Mars in the future.




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5 ways to terraform Mars without nuclear weapons

Elon Musk says nuclear detonations on the red planet offer the quickest path to making it habitable. But what other options are there?




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Devon Island is as close to Mars as you may get

The Arctic island has a fair amount in common with the Red Planet, at least on its surface.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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NASA: Manned mission to Mars very close

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says the agency's current goal of getting astronauts to Mars in the 2030s is eminently achievable




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These 3-D printed Martian dwellings are assembled with robot labor

Having conquered both the moon and Cupertino, Sir Norman Foster eyes the Red Planet.




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How scientists are unlocking Mars' mysteries

Satellites, landers, rovers ... can a manned trip to the Red Planet be far behind?




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Why NASA can't examine Martian water

Space law prevents rovers from contaminating H2O on Mars.




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NASA wants you (if you want to go to Mars)

Want to go to space? NASA is looking to hire a few good astronauts.




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Everything you need to know about ExoMars

The European Space Agency's ExoMars mission is a two-phase operation that will look for methane, ice and landing sites for future rovers.




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Huge 400-foot tsunamis once washed over Mars

Several billion years ago, Mars had a vast ocean that may have harbored some giant waves.




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Sublime images of Mars lay groundwork for 2020 rover mission

A fresh batch of satellite images showcasing the red planet's diverse topography is providing scientists with valuable data for future travel to Mars.




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NASA is growing Martian gardens to prepare for life on Mars

The space agency is trying to understand what vegetables may thrive on the red planet, and how to help them do so.




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Buzz Aldrin urges NASA to ditch the ISS and focus on Mars

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin says the $3.5 billion spent annually on the space station should go towards efforts to colonize Mars.




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Say hello to NASA's new Mars rover

The space agency is planning to land its newest set of wheels on the Martian surface by early 2021.




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Massive Martian hole suggests something (someone, maybe?) has been digging around

NASA has just released an image of a unique hole on the surface of Mars.




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United Arab Emirates to build Martian mini-city

The massive Mars colony simulation located in the Dubai desert will be designed by Danish architect Bjake Ingels.




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Water ice might exist along Mars' equator, and scientists don't know how it got there

Finding water ice could change everything we thought we knew about the red planet, and make colonization feasible.




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Solar storm blankets Mars in planet-wide aurora

September event sparked a global aurora at Mars more than 25 times brighter than anything previously observed.




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NASA's next mission to Mars will light up the sky for millions on West Coast

The Mars InSight lander, developed to peer deep into the red planet's interior, is slated to launch on the morning of May 5.




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Why NASA is sending a helicopter on its 2020 Mars rover mission

It would be the first heavier-than-air craft flown on another planet.




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Mysterious blue dune spotted on Mars

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the colorful anomaly while surveying a 'field of dunes' on the red planet.




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9 mysterious images of Mars

The fourth planet from the sun, Mars is one of our closest neighbors in the solar system, and yet it remains a mystery.




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Dust storm continues to envelop Mars

Dust storms like this might provide hints about what happened to the water on Mars.




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NASA study throws cold water on idea of terraforming Mars

An in-depth study into the resources and tech needed to turn Mars into Earth finds we're not quite there yet.




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Now you can build your own mini Mars rover

NASA's open source plans for a smaller model of the Mars Curiosity rover are meant to inspire next-gen STEM students.




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NASA just came up with a brilliant way to turn Martian soil into rocket fuel

The plan to manufacture fuel on Mars instead of on Earth could make human missions to Mars more practical.




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Take a listen to a Martian sunrise

Using data from a photo of a Martian sunrise, scientists have created the 'sounds' of that sunrise.




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Jezero Crater will host NASA's next Mars rover

NASA says the unique Jezero Crater will revolutionize our understanding of Mars and its 'ability to harbor life.'




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This ice-filled crater on Mars is a winter wonderland

Mars' Korolev crater is a well-preserved crater permanently filled with ice.




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15 years of Mars exploration celebrated in new video

See the stunning images captured over 15 years by the European Space Agency's Mars Express in this beautiful greatest hits montage.




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NASA's record-setting Mars Opportunity rover is officially dead

The rover was originally meant to only live for 90 days.




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Quaking aspen leaves inspire an energy harvester fit for Mars

The delicate tremble of aspen leaves in low-wind conditions may generate enough backup energy to save and extend the life of future Mars rovers.




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A meteorite smashed into Mars — and left the red planet black and blue

A newly formed crater on Mars reveals the red planet's blue underbelly.




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NASA's new spacesuits will take astronauts to the moon and Mars

NASA unveils new spacesuit for the first woman and next man to wear on the moon in 2024 and eventually Mars.




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A former NASA scientist is convinced we already found life on Mars

Life-affirming data from 1976 was dismissed as a 'false positive,' but former NASA scientist Gilbert V. Levin is speaking up.




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Lea Thompson & Gilles Marini become chicken farmers

'Switched at Birth' stars raise poultry, reveal upcoming storylines.



  • Arts & Culture

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Marlo Thomas greens her home

She's featured in the PBS documentary 'Makers'.



  • Arts & Culture