Space agency wants to grow strawberries and tomatoes on Mars
NASA and the European Space Agency already have countless proposed and tentative plans to further explore Mars and potentially even land humans on the planet …
Mars
Some insane people think this weird triangle is a crashed alien ship on Mars
Mars is one of the most studied and scrutinized of all the planets in our Solar System, and space agencies have sent probes, orbiters, and …
Russian man says he lived on Mars in a past life, and that Martians are still there
There are lots of crazy people walking around on our planet, and even if they honestly believe some of the things they say — that …
NASA’s next Mars rover will have 23 eyes
If you thought the Mars Curiosity rover — which has already delivered some incredible insights about Mars and even figured out how to use its …
Is this a crashed alien spaceship on Mars?
Amateur paranormal investigators routinely claim that they’ve spotted signs of ancient alien civilizations in material published by NASA — from “alien skulls” to structures that …
NASA is about to do something with the Curiosity rover it never could have planned
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has already delivered some gorgeous views of the red planet and provided scientists with an incredible wealth of data regarding one …
There’s electricity on the Martian moon Phobos, and it’s driving scientists nuts
NASA loves Mars because it’s the closest planet in our Solar System that can be explored with current technology, and might even have hosted life …
NASA just discovered that Mars has a tail, and it’s incredibly unusual
Jupiter has a bunch of moons, Saturn has rings, and Earth has life (that’s pretty cool), but what about Mars? Well, as it turns out, …
Want to send your name to Mars? Now’s your chance!
NASA is sending a spacecraft to Mars next year that is going to look inside the Red Planet and attempt to learn things about our …
Massive Martian waterbody that dwarfed the Great Lakes once dominated Mars
Scientists have known for some time that Mars once had lots and lots of water — in fact, some of it is still there — …
NASA might actually modify the DNA of astronauts going to Mars
Astronauts are some of the bravest men and women on the face of the planet, but the first crew to venture past the Moon and …
Lockheed Martin’s reusable Mars lander looks absolutely awesome
Humans are going to Mars. We don’t know exactly when, who it will be, or exactly what spacecraft will be the first to make the …
Simulated Mars settlement will be built near Dubai, spanning 1.9 million square feet
Humans aren’t quite ready to make the journey to the red planet just yet, but once we are, we’ll need to know exactly what kind …
‘Martian’ scientists emerge from eight months in isolation on Hawaiian volcano
Hawaii is one of the most popular vacation destinations on the planet so it’s obviously a pretty great place to spend some time, being cooped …
New discovery hints that Mars could have once supported life
The Mars we see today is a far cry from what it looked like many millions or even billions of years ago. The planet’s dry, …
NASA’s next Mars spacecraft is going to look inside the planet, and nobody knows what it might find
NASA’s Mars rovers regularly send back awesome images of the red planet, not to mention an incredible wealth of scientific data, but that’s not stopping …
Astronaut pee could be turned into plastics
Astronauts are masters at recycling, and the brave space farers aboard the International Space Station already repurpose urine and the humidity they exhale into drinking …
Mars is a winter wonderland at night
When you think of the surface of Mars you probably think of a dusty, largely featureless wasteland of orange dust and jagged rocks right? Thanks …
Watch five years of the Curiosity rover’s travels in a five minute time-lapse
NASA’s Curiosity rover just celebrated its five year anniversary on Mars, which is one mighty impressive milestone for a vehicle whose primary mission was initially …
Mars rover sends home spectacular panorama
NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity continues to perform some amazing feats despite being long overdue for its expected retirement. The rover, having ventured to a somewhat …
Gorgeous Hubble photo of Mars ‘photobombed’ by tiny moon
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope consistently delivers breathtaking views of the planets in our galactic neighborhood, but when it set its sights on Mars recently for …
Congressman asks NASA scientist about ancient Martian civilizations, and things get awkward
Being an elected official means that you should probably have a working knowledge of whatever topic it is you’re planning to publicly address at any …
NASA finally admits it has no money to land on Mars
NASA has a bold plan to reach Mars by 2030, but that doesn’t mean it’ll actually land on the red planet. In fact, it looks …
If you were hoping for signs of life on Mars, science has some bad news
Mars as we know it today is an extremely hostile planet when it comes to life, but there’s always been the possibility that life in …
Can you spot the Curiosity rover in this photo of Mars?
NASA’s Curiosity rover has delivered some seriously stellar views of Mars to us back on Earth, but it’s easy to forget that the dusty, durable …
Stephen Hawking wants humanity to leave Earth as soon as possible
Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been extremely vocal in recent months about his feelings that humanity needs to get off of Earth as soon as …
Elon Musk is planning a city on Mars, and here’s why
If there’s one thing you can definitively say about Elon Musk it’s that most certainly does not lack ambition. The boss of SpaceX, Tesla, and …
NASA’s new Mars rover is completely insane
Thus far, NASA has landed a total of four rovers on Mars, and while the conversation surrounding sending humans to the red planet is a …
There’s a giant hole on Mars, and scientists can’t figure out where it came from
Humans have now had rovers active on Mars for almost two full decades, which is enough time that we’ve learned plenty about the Martian landscape. …
If you’re hoping humans find evidence of life on Mars, scientists have some very good news
Despite all of the breathtaking photos, video, observations, and scientific discoveries that have happened so far on Mars — thanks to probes, rovers, and the …
