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May 8, 2018

Bound for Mars, world's 1st interplanetary Cubesats phone home

Two tiny satellites that just launched on a historic mission to Mars have phoned home for the first time.

May 6, 2018

Forget about sending humans to Mars -- we need a permanent moon base instead

NASA’s successful launch Saturday of the InSight lander on an exploratory mission to Mars – costing taxpayers about $814 million – is just the latest example of the long fascination people have had with the Red Planet.

May 4, 2018

InSight Mars mission on deck as NASA makes final preparations for historic California launch

NASA is making the final preparations for the historic launch of its InSight Mars lander early Saturday.

May 3, 2018

Deep InSight: NASA's next Mars lander will probe Red Planet's interior

NASA is about to launch a spacecraft that will investigate Mars' deepest, darkest secrets.

April 30, 2018

Heat shield for NASA's Mars 2020 rover cracks during test

The heat shield for NASA's upcoming Mars rover suffered a fracture during testing recently, but the incident won't change the mission's launch date, agency officials said.

April 20, 2018

Giant impact may have created Mars' moons

Mars may have gained its two tiny moons after an asteroid-size object slammed into the surface of the Red Planet.

April 11, 2018

NASA begins building next Mars Rover for 2020 launch

NASA technicians have officially begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase of development on the agency's next Mars rover, keeping the project on track for an expected 2020 launch.

April 10, 2018

Elon Musk shows off 'tool' for Mars-colonizing spaceship

SpaceX's Mars spaceship apparently won't be a mere concept vehicle for much longer.

April 9, 2018

NASA has a plan to put robot bees on Mars

NASA has two teams of researchers working to design a robotic bee that can fly on Mars.

March 29, 2018

Elon Musk says Mars colony a hedge against World War III

Humanity's brutal and bellicose past provides ample justification for pursuing settlements on the moon and Mars, Elon Musk says.