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September 25, 2018

Antarctica greenhouse produces cucumbers, tomatoes and more in Mars-like test

Fresh vegetables on Mars , anyone?

September 24, 2018

Rover team confident Curiosity will bounce back from glitch

It's still unclear exactly what's ailing NASA's Curiosity Mars rover , but mission team members are optimistic they can get the six-wheeled robot up and running again.

September 21, 2018

Astronauts going to Mars will absorb crazy amounts of radiation. Now we Know how much.

There are plenty of challenges to putting people on Mars, whether you look at the rocket, the astronaut or the planet itself.

September 19, 2018

Tiny satellites headed to Mars likely are first of many

Two tiny explorers are pushing the bounds of their kind, but if scientists have their way, the two adventurers will soon have plenty of company.

September 13, 2018

NASA starts 45-day clock to contact Mars Rover Opportunity as dust storm wanes

The planet-enveloping dust storm on Mars has settled enough for NASA to start a 45-day active-listening period in which the agency hopes to make contact with the rover Opportunity after three months of silence, NASA announced yesterday (Sept. 11).

September 11, 2018

Future Mars colonies? Scientists sketch out research bases that could take root on the Red Planet

A new study reveals how humans could potentially colonize Mars and create a self-sustaining research base to support manned missions for several years.

September 7, 2018

NASA will launch 2 rockets to test a Mars parachute and track 'nanoflares'

NASA will launch two brief rocket missions tomorrow (Sept. 7): One will test a parachute that could be used to help land the next rover on Mars ; the other will measure tiny explosions on the sun called "nanoflares."

September 6, 2018

NASA's $1 million Mars-settling challenge: Turn CO2 into sugar

If you know your way around a chemistry lab, you could help humanity set up shop on Mars — and make some serious cash in the process.

September 5, 2018

Was young, wet Mars once close enough to the Sun to 'dance' with Venus?

Billions of years ago, liquid water flowed across the Martian surface.

September 4, 2018

Life on Mars? 40 years later, Viking Lander scientist still says 'yes'

In 1976, NASA's twin Viking landers touched down on Mars in an attempt to answer a weighty question: Is there life on the Red Planet?