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For the last 15 years, NASA and ESA scientists have found signs of methane in Mars' atmosphere. But a recent survey by an ESA orbiter didn't find any.

Scientists Thought Mars Was Covered in Methane. Now It’s Missing

By Dan Robitzski

The ESA has released several photos of a massive ice-filled crater on Mars that are stunning enough to adorn a Christmas card.

See Stunning New Images of a Mars Crater Full of Mile-Thick Ice

By Kristin Houser

NASA's InSight lander just successfully placed its seismometer five feet from itself onto the surface of Mars.

NASA’s Mars Lander Places Instrument to Listen for “Marsquakes”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's team at JPL just recorded the first sounds from the Martian surface ever to be heard back on Earth.

A World First: Listen to the Sounds of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

In a new essay, think tank president and consultant Marko Kovic breaks down four unresolved legal and political challenges for off-world civilizations.

Four Legal Challenges to Resolve Before Settling on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

The InSight team at JPL have discovered that the spacecraft landed at a four degree angle in a large, sand-filled impact crater.

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Landed in a “Large Sandbox” at a Slight Angle

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and JPL have announced its InSight lander is officially collecting solar power on the Martian surface — completing yet another critical step.

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Fires up Solar Cells and Sends Selfie

By Victor Tangermann

The successful landing of NASA's InSight probe on Mars set the internet ablaze Monday afternoon. Here's what the world had to say about the mission.

The World Reacts to the Success of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander

By Kristin Houser

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's InSight rover will land on Mars one way or another on Monday. Here's how you can tune in and watch how it goes down.

Here’s how to Watch NASA’s InSight Rover Land on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

During an interview with Axios, Elon Musk said he thinks there's a 70% chance he will go to Mars himself — and not just for a short visit.

Elon Musk Says There’s a 70 Percent Chance He’ll Move to Mars

By Kristin Houser

Noted science educator Bill Nye thinks people would need to be on drugs to believe we could turn Mars into a place where humans could live.

Bill Nye on Terraforming Mars: “Are You Guys High?”

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover that one area of the Red Planet was likely once home to dozens of Martian lakes, giving us a clue in the hunt for evidence of life.

Mars Used To Be Dotted With Life-Friendly Lakes

By Kristin Houser

NASA Thinks Its Opportunity Mars Rover Might Be Truly Kaput

By Kristin Houser

Researchers: Mars Might Have Enough Oxygen For Underground Life

Researchers: Mars Might Have Enough Oxygen For Underground Life

By Jon Christian

Future Mars Colonists Could Fly Rockets They 3D Printed Right on the Red Planet

By Jon Christian

Made of Mars says it's developing the technology to convert Martian minerals into materials we can use to "build the space civilization of tomorrow."

Here’s How We’ll Build Things Using Mars’ Natural Resources

By Jon Christian

To study the effects of deep space radiation exposure on astronaut health, researchers exposed mice to comparable levels of radiation. It hurt their guts.

Traveling to Mars Could Cause Life-Threatening Damage to Astronauts’ Guts, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

An international team of scientists just announced their strategy for trying to figure out whether Mars can support life.

Scientists Need to Solve These Two Mysteries to Find Life on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows

By Kristin Houser

Why Live on Earth When You Can Live in a Hole on Mars? No, Really.

Why Live on Earth When You Can Live in a Hole on Mars? No, Really.

By Kristin Houser

A new NASA-funded study drawing on 20 years of research says we simply can't terraform Mars using technology available today.

Scientists Say We Can’t Terraform Mars. Elon Musk Says We Can.

By Kristin Houser

On Tuesday July 31, Mars will come closer to Earth than it will for another 269 years. Take a look now before it moves on.

Stop And Look Up: Mars Is Super Close To Earth Right Now

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has selected five final designs for its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Someday, we might use them construct our dwellings when we live on Mars.

Here Are The Finalists For NASA’s Mars Habitat Design Competition

By Victor Tangermann

The TSA's Quiet Skies program instructs teams of armed air marshals to track U.S. citizens through airports and aboard domestic flights.

For TSA’s “Quiet Skies” Program, Air Marshals Followed Travelers’ Every Move

By Kristin Houser

There’s A Huge Subterranean Lake of Liquid Water on Mars

There’s A Huge Subterranean Lake of Liquid Water on Mars

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

By Kristin Houser

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

By Kristin Houser

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

By Kristin Houser

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

By Kristin Houser

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A New Mars Lander Just Took Off for the Red Planet (updated)

A New Mars Lander Just Took Off for the Red Planet (updated)

By Claudia Geib

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

By Claudia Geib

New NASA Plan for Mars Is Moderately-Terrifying-Sounding, Also, Completely-Awesome: Robotic. Bees.

By Victor Tangermann

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Humans Will Never Colonize Mars

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Humans Will Never Colonize Mars

By Jolene Creighton

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Putin Plans to Put Russians on Mars in 2019

By Alexandra Ossola

The Marshall Islands Is Most Recent Nation to Make Crypto an Official Currency

The Marshall Islands Is Most Recent Nation to Make Crypto an Official Currency

By Kristin Houser

Life Exists in the Driest Desert on Earth. It Could Exist on Mars, Too.

Life Exists in the Driest Desert on Earth. It Could Exist on Mars, Too.

By Chelsea Gohd

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As SpaceX and Boeing Jockey to Land on Mars, Other Companies Eye Lunar Exploration

By Chelsea Gohd

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NASA’s “Cheap” Alternative for Reaching Mars? Atomic Rockets.

The Falcon Heavy Just Launched Successfully. Next Stop, Mars.

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We’ve Seen Less Than One Percent of Mars. NASA’s New Lander Is Going To Change That.

Bill Nye: “I Predict No One Is Going To Want To Settle on Mars”

Bill Nye: “I Predict No One Is Going To Want To Settle on Mars”

By Alexandra Ossola

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Researchers Identify Eight Sites With Exposed Water Ice on Mars

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Is SpaceX Sending a Tesla Roadster to Mars? We’ll Believe It When We See It.

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After the Moon and Mars, NASA Wants to Head to Alpha Centauri in 2069

Boeing Believes It Can Beat SpaceX to Mars

Boeing Believes It Can Beat SpaceX to Mars

By Aylin Woodward

Elon Musk Loves the Idea of His Tesla Roadster Being the Falcon Heavy’s First Mars Payload

Elon Musk Loves the Idea of His Tesla Roadster Being the Falcon Heavy’s First Mars Payload

By Chelsea Gohd

Elon Musk: SpaceX’s “BFR” Rocket Will Do More Than Take Us to Mars

Elon Musk: SpaceX’s “BFR” Rocket Will Do More Than Take Us to Mars

Elon Musk Teased the Idea of Getting an Internet Connection on Mars

Elon Musk Teased the Idea of Getting an Internet Connection on Mars

By Chelsea Gohd

Discovering Boron on Mars Means It Could Have Once Supported Life

Discovering Boron on Mars Means It Could Have Once Supported Life

NASA’s Newest Mars Rover Will Focus on Finding Evidence of Ancient Martian Life

NASA’s Newest Mars Rover Will Focus on Finding Evidence of Ancient Martian Life

By Patrick Caughill

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The UAE Released a VR Tour of the First City on Mars

By Claudia Geib

A rocket heads to Mars.

All the Reasons Why Humans Shouldn’t Colonize Mars, According to Experts

Mark Watney sits on Mars in The Martian.

Author Of “The Martian” Says Colonizing Mars Is a Bad Idea

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The Engine That Could Take Humans to Mars Broke Records in a Recent Test

NASA’s New Ion Thruster Breaks Records, Could Take Humans to Mars

NASA’s New Ion Thruster Breaks Records, Could Take Humans to Mars

Elon Musk Has a Plan to Get Humans to Mars, But Can They Survive?

Elon Musk Has a Plan to Get Humans to Mars, But Can They Survive?

Scientists Just Found Water on Mars Where They Thought None Could Exist

Scientists Just Found Water on Mars Where They Thought None Could Exist

A Massive Solar Storm Just Hit Mars, Causing a Global Aurora and Doubling Radiation Levels

A Massive Solar Storm Just Hit Mars, Causing a Global Aurora and Doubling Radiation Levels

By Claudia Geib

Elon Musk is Officially Sending Humans to Mars in 2024

Elon Musk is Officially Sending Humans to Mars in 2024

Live: Everything Elon Musk Just Unveiled About His Plans to Colonize Mars

Live: Everything Elon Musk Just Unveiled About His Plans to Colonize Mars

By Kristin Houser

Live: Watch as Lockheed Martin Reveals Their Highly Anticipated Mars Lander

Live: Watch as Lockheed Martin Reveals Their Highly Anticipated Mars Lander

By Kristin Houser

The UAE Is Building a “Mars Science City” to Prepare Humanity for Off-World Colonization

The UAE Is Building a “Mars Science City” to Prepare Humanity for Off-World Colonization

By Patrick Caughill