NASA goes to Iceland to prepare for Mars mission
This is not the first time Iceland is used as a training ground for NASA missions.
Tag: Mars
How scientists are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars
We've learned so much about Mars, but pressing questions still remain.
Natural compound found in grape skins, berries, and red wine, could help Mars explorers stay fit
It doesn't necessarily have to be red wine...
Human outposts on Mars could be sheltered by a thin layer of ‘frozen smoke’
Scientists envision using a very thin material to build a huge greenhouse on Mars.
NASA prepares to grow peppers on the International Space Station
A group of researchers at NASA is preparing for the final steps to launch the Española chile pepper into space ...
A brief history of Martian spacecraft and landers
For the last 60 years, humans have been sending all sorts of spacecraft to the Red Planet -- here's a ...
Mars may have been habitable more than 4.4 billion years ago
The story of life on Mars -- if there ever was such a thing -- may have started much earlier ...
Some Martian clouds are made of ground-up meteors
That's pretty metal.
Curiosity Rover finds clay cache on Mars — potential sign of water
Curiosity is finding water beneath the ground -- and in the sky.
Babies born on Mars could diverge from Earthlings within a couple of generations
Mars is a strange place and any humans born there are bound to look radically different.
NASA detects first evidence of a Marsquake
The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet.
Yes, there is methane on Mars, new study reports
Exciting times for Mars science.
Mars had giant rivers for billions of years, new study finds
This study offers a vital answer, but also poses a puzzling question.
Curiosity photographs river-like rounded rocks
It's a hint that Mars had a wet past.
This is Opportunity last view from Mars
NASA just released an amazing 360-degree panorama from the final resting place of the Opportunity rover.
NASA puts InSight experiment on hold because one stubborn rock is blocking their instruments
InSight picked scissors, so it lost to rock.
NASA trains to search for Martian life in world’s driest desert
The Atacama Desert is the most Mars-like environment on Earth.
Spectacular new images show Martian ancient river systems
Did a wet Mars foster life? That's the big question scientists hope to answer in the future.
InSight lander detects mysterious dips in air pressure on Red Planet (and shares Martian weather forecast)
One day, checking the weather on Mars in real-time will be as easy as googling it.
Ingenious new technique shows Mars’ Mount Sharp to be very porous
Yay for creative science!
Recent stories
Atom-thin insulators pave the way to new, thinner devices
Size does matter.
The moon is actually brighter than the sun — in gamma rays
The findings raise serious health concerns when it comes to putting astronauts on the moon.
Should doctors accept unvaccinated children as patients?
What do you think doctors should do in this situation?
Scientists make an 18-atom ring of pure carbon
It might pave the way for molecular-sized transistors.
