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NASA November 21, 2018

NASA is going through 'seven minutes of terror' to get to Mars

For NASA, the Monday after Thanksgiving will not be a day to eat leftovers or shop for presents online. Instead, it will be a living nightmare that it will have no control over – it willl undergo "seven minutes of terror" to get to Mars. 

Mars November 21, 2018

Elon Musk and SpaceX are getting rid of the BFR and changing the name of the Mars-colonizing rocket, spaceship

Elon Musk is rebranding SpaceX's Mars-colonizing spaceflight system yet again.

Mars November 21, 2018

Bill Nye says Mars colonies won't happen: 'Are you guys high?'

Elon Musk can forget about his dream of colonizing and transforming Mars for human settlement, at least according to Bill Nye. 

NASA November 19, 2018

NASA picks landing spot for Mars 2020 rover in hunt for alien life

NASA announced that is has selected the spot where its next Mars rover will land on the Red Planet in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. 

NASA November 19, 2018

How NASA's Mars InSight will phone home after its dramatic landing

Like any dutiful creation, NASA's Mars InSight lander has promised to phone home upon safely reaching its destination on Nov. 26.

Mars November 19, 2018

Melting ice on Mars could save us from ‘dinosaur’ extinction, top physicist warns

Humans need to settle on Mars as a "plan B" – or we risk going the way of the dinosaurs.

NASA November 13, 2018

NASA chief sees bold future on Mars and the Moon

WASHINGTON — The moon may be the next space destination for American astronauts, but the frontier of Mars still beckons, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine says.

NASA November 12, 2018

NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars is rolling (and drilling) again

After suffering a couple technical glitches that have put NASA's Curiosity rover off its duties on Mars this year, the robotic explorer seems to be back in full health, having driven to a new site and drilled a sampling hole, according to NASA statements.

Mars November 12, 2018

Mission to hunt aliens on Mars reveals landing site where extraterrestrial life most likely to be found

Scientists have picked the landing site of a robot mission to Mars which will search for signs of alien life.

Mars November 12, 2018

This space station air recycler could help astronauts breathe easier on Mars

A new life-support system that can recycle breathable air is being installed at the International Space Station, promising to dramatically decrease the amount of water that needs to be brought to the orbital outpost to make oxygen.

NASA November 9, 2018

Why NASA chose a 'vanilla ice cream' landing site on Mars for the InSight Lander

Sometimes, boring is best — and that's certainly true when you're trying to set a lander down on the surface of Mars, where any eventfulness is likely bad news.