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December 5, 2017

Earthworms born in mock Mars soil

In what could be an important milestone for future farmers on Mars, two healthy baby worms were recently born in simulated Martian soil.

December 4, 2017

Water on Mars? Salty Antarctic pond could reveal clues

A shallow, briny pond located in the most Mars-like region on Earth is probably being fed by groundwater seeping up , rather than moisture seeping down from the atmosphere, providing clues as to what stores of liquid water, if they exist, might look like on Mars.

December 1, 2017

Mega-landslides on Mars may speed down slopes at 450 Mph

Powerful landslides may rumble down Martian slopes at up to 450 mph (725 km/h), sped along by slippery ice, a new study suggests.

December 1, 2017

NASA is building a new rover to look for life on Mars

Space is the final frontier. And if NASA has its way, its new Mars rover may be able to go where no man has gone before and find signs of ancient life – and not just ones that lived a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

November 28, 2017

Mars has a mysterious tangled magnetic tail

Mars' magnetic field stands apart in the solar system because it gets twisted by interactions with solar particles, a NASA spacecraft discovered.

November 27, 2017

NASA's next Mars lander passes big test ahead of May 2018 launch

LITTLETON, Colo. — NASA's next Mars lander just passed a big test ahead of its planned May 2018 launch.

November 21, 2017

The weird dark streaks on Mars may not be flowing water after all

Bad news for microbes that want to make a home on Mars: A new study argues that dark streaks on the Martian surface are not caused by underground supplies of liquid water.

November 10, 2017

How vintage rocket tech could be NASA's ticket to Mars and beyond

Dangerous radiation. Overstuffed pantries. Cabin fever. NASA could sidestep many of the impediments to a Mars mission if they could just get there faster. But sluggish chemical rockets aren't cutting it — and to find what comes next, one group of engineers is rebooting research into an engine last fired in 1972.

November 3, 2017

NASA's Next Mars rover will have nearly two dozen cameras

NASA's next Mars rover will be the sharpest-eyed craft ever to touch down on the Red Planet.

October 31, 2017

Mars may have 'levitating sand'

Mars’ sand can walk on water.