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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

November 3, 2018

SpaceX's 'Starman' and Its Tesla Roadster are now beyond Mars

Starman has put a lot of miles on his Tesla Roadster in the last nine months.

November 2, 2018

6 minutes of terror: What NASA's InSight Mars Lander faces to reach the Red Planet

NASA has enjoyed a nice run of Mars-landing success lately, but that doesn't mean the agency is getting cocky ahead of next month's touchdown of its $850 million InSight mission .

October 29, 2018

Watch NASA break a speed record in this Mars parachute test

NASA is preparing technology for use on its Mars 2020 rover mission, due to land on the Red Planet in February 2021 — and it's breaking world records along the way.