Mars
Martian Mud Probably Looks Like Lava
Muddy water that drains smoothly on Earth leaves a lumpy trail under Mars-like conditions
Microbes Living in Deep Sea Rocks Spawn More Hope for Life on Mars
Starved of resources, these hardy bacteria still eke out a living, suggesting life forms could survive in the harsh habitats on other planets
NASA Projects Slowed by COVID-19, but New Mars Rover Perseveres
If Perseverance doesn’t launch this year, it will have to wait until 2022
NASA Names Its Next Mars Rover 'Perseverance'
In an illustrated narrative, Perseverance—scheduled to launch this summer—searches for any signs of past microbial life on Mars
Ten Trends That Will Shape Science in the Decade Ahead
Medicine gets trippy, solar takes over, and humanity—finally, maybe—goes back to the moon
Ten Celestial Events You Don't Want to Miss in 2020
Whether you are a telescope enthusiast or just want to step outside to enjoy the night sky, these are the phenomena to look out for this year
The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries of the Decade
Breakthroughs include measuring the true nature of the universe, finding new species of human ancestors, and unlocking new ways to fight disease
Gene-Edited Tomatoes Grow in Bunches Like Grapes, Making Them Ideal for Urban Farming
Growing food in urban environments could have important implications for sustainability—if we can produce crops that thrive in tight spaces
See Mars’s Eerie Horizon in New Images From Curiosity Rover
Gale Crater—where the image was captured—was likely covered with lakes and rivers of liquid water around three billion years ago, scientists suggest
Space Farmers Could Grow Crops in Lunar and Martian Soil, Study Suggests
With a little added organic matter, dusty lunar and Martian soil simulants produced tomatoes, rye, radishes and other crops in the lab
Why Astronauts Are Mixing Cement Aboard the International Space Station
Experiments show that cement will set in space, but moon colonists may have to tweak the mixture to make it work in low gravity
NASA Scientists and Astronauts Practice for Space Missions on the Seafloor
A female-led crew trained for nine days in an undersea laboratory in the Atlantic to get a sense of what it's like to live and work in microgravity
This Material May Make Human Habitation on Mars Possible
Silica aerogel traps heat and allows light in while blocking ultraviolet radiation, making it a good candidate for building human settlements
Why the UAE's Mars Mission Is the Arab World's Moon Shot
In July 2020, ahead of the period of time when Mars and Earth are at their closest, the UAE will launch its first Mars orbiter mission
Meet the New Generation Driving the UAE's Space Program
In 2020, the UAE will launch a Mars space probe expected to reach the Red Planet by 2021 in time for the UAE’s 50th anniversary
10 Things You Should Know About the UAE Space Program
In 2006, the UAE began establishing knowledge transfer programs in preparation of a grand vision: to go to Mars
NASA Detects First 'Marsquake'
A 2 to 2.5 magnitude quake on the Red Planet is the first seismic activity detected outside the Earth and the Moon
Raging Rivers May Have Washed Over Mars for Billions of Years
A study of 200 river systems shows the waterways persisted even while the atmosphere was disappearing and the Red Planet was drying up
NASA Releases Opportunity Rover's Final Panorama Photograph
The little Mars explorer was hit by a duststorm in June, 2018 and never recovered, but it did send back 354 images from on its final days
Mars May Have Had a Planet-Wide System of Underground Lakes
A study of 24 craters shows they experienced the simultaneous rise and fall of groundwater, suggesting they were interconnected at one time
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