Mars
Best Space Photos of the Week: From Solar Flares to Saturn's Moons
A spitting sun, a well-loved lake and a happy accident on Mars star in this week's best space images
NASA's Opportunity Rover Has Developed Robot Dementia
A problem with Opportunity's hardware means it only has short-term memory
Examining Martian Meteorites, Scientists Think They’ve Found The Red Planet’s Missing Water
Mars may have an underground water reservoir
Curiosity Rover’s Mars Crater May Have Cradled Large Lakes
Signs of water on Mars aren’t new, but now scientists think water may have been there for a long time
An Insider's Biography of a Celebrity Mars Rover
The chief engineer for Curiosity offers a peek at the NASA rover’s tumultuous rise to stardom in a new tell-all book
The Case for Sending Women to Mars
Because women are smaller than men, they're cheaper to send into space
India's Space Agency Made It to Mars on the First Try
India's Mangalyaan orbiter dropped into orbit around Mars last night
Mars Just Got a New Robotic Explorer
NASA's MAVEN orbiter dropped into orbit last night
Four Handy Tips for Growing Your Garden on Mars
Is it possible to have a green thumb on the Red Planet? Perhaps, after you’ve mastered a few space gardening tricks
Imagine Living on Mars In One of These Structures
You could call an acropolis, pyramid or beehive home
The Curiosity Rover Just Turned One Martian Year Old
Mars years are longer than Earth years
Introverts In Demand for Mars Missions
People who need lots of social stimulation might not be the best fit for long-term missions
Take a Peek Into the Future's Present With Our Live Coverage of Smithsonian's Two-Day Festival
The magazine's 2nd annual conference brings together experts, authors and visionaries in the fields of science, science fiction and technology.
What in the World (Or Off of It) Is a Yardang?
They're on Mars, they're beautiful and they have nothing to do with pirates
NASA's Going to Mars in 2020 And Wants to Bring Back Martian Rocks
The next NASA Mars rover, scheduled for 2020, may be the first step in a sample return mission
NASA Wants to Build a Greenhouse on Mars
A small greenhouse growing thale cress may be on its way to Mars by 2021
Long-Haul Space Flights Might Damage Astronauts' Brains
This warning is based on a study involving rats, but researchers think it could apply to humans as well
Mars’ Super-Thin Atmosphere May Mean that Flowing Water Was the Exception, Not the Rule
A new analysis suggests that Mars' atmosphere was often too thin to support liquid water
The Mars Curiosity Rover Is Getting a Buddy
The European Space Agency's ExoMars rover should launch in 2018
Where in the Solar System Are We Most Likely to Find Life?
A number of interplanetary destinations could harbor extraterrestrial life—finding it could be just a space mission away
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