Mars
With Opportunity Lost, NASA Confronts the Tenuous Future of Mars Exploration
Following decades of continuous flights to Mars, NASA is facing a shortage of missions
How NASA's Opportunity Rover Made Mars Part of Earth
After more than 15 years exploring the surface of Mars, the Opportunity rover has finally roved its last leg
Europe's 2020 Mars Rover Named for DNA Pioneer Rosalind Franklin
The U.K.-built vehicle is due to launch to the Red Planet next year
A Smithsonian Researcher Reflects on What It Will Take to Land Humans on Mars
In a new book on space exploration, Smithsonian curator emeritus Roger D. Launius predicts boots on the Red Planet ground by the 2030s
Why the Nation of Georgia Wants to Make Wine on Mars
Researchers there are looking for grape varieties that can grow in Martian soil and survive high radiation and carbon monoxide
NASA Won’t Be Going ‘Back’ to the Moon—It Wants to Go Beyond It
At a 50th-anniversary event for Apollo 8, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine envisioned the moon’s potential for future space exploration
Watch NASA Land the InSight Spacecraft on Mars
The InSight lander has successfully touched down on Mars
NASA Will Attempt Its Eighth Mars Landing on Monday
Touching down on the surface of the Red Planet is one of the most difficult engineering challenges ever attempted, and InSight is about to give it a go
AOL Co-Founder Steve Case Talks With Smithsonian Geologist John Grant About the Search for Life on Mars
In the near future, we are going to know if life exists elsewhere in the universe
In the Wake of Apollo’s 'Giant Leap,' What’s Next for Lunar Exploration?
A new Smithsonian Book unpacks the possible future of missions to the Moon
Salty Water Under the Surface of Mars Could Have Enough Oxygen for Life
New models suggest subsurface water could absorb enough oxygen to support microbial communities and even things like sponges
Explorers Will Face Dangerous Amounts of Radiation On Their Trip to Mars
New data from the Mars Trace Gas Orbiter shows just the flight there and back alone will expose astronauts to 60 percent the lifetime radiation dose
Most of Mars' Dust Comes From One Place
Erosion of the Medusae Fossae Formation has, over billions of years, likely covered the entire planet in 10 feet of volcanic dust
Compelling Evidence Suggests There's a Liquid Lake Beneath Mars' Surface
But do the findings hold water?
Massive, 'Unprecedented' Dust Storm Puts Mars Rover at Risk
Engineers have not received any transmissions from the Opportunity rover since Sunday
Five Things to Know About NASA's InSight Mission to Mars
This Saturday, the craft will launch on its mission to search for clues about the Red Planet's interior
Looking Back at Curiosity’s 2,000 Martian Days on the Red Planet
The rover has taken incredible images and made wild discoveries since landing in 2012
How Do You Make Beer in Space?
Strap on your beer goggles and join us on a hops-fueled rocket ride
NASA Plans to Send High-Definition Video of Mars to Earth With Lasers
In 2022, NASA will launch the Psyche mission, carrying sophisticated communication technology
Huge Deposits of Ice Found Just Beneath Mars’ Surface
Erosion has exposed eight sites of enormous quantities of water ice
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