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By getting them to absorb metallic nanomaterials, scientists figured out how to make cyborg plants that may be able to survive out in space.

Scientists Say New Cyborg Plants Could Someday Grow on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A new astronomical study found out where the methane on Mars is coming from, and once again confirmed that it's there at all.

Astronomers Found Mars’ Missing Methane

By Dan Robitzski

USC researchers claim evidence of a deep Martian groundwater system that spills out through surface cracks to form visible above-ground streams.

Researchers Detect “Deep Groundwater” on Mars

By Jon Christian

After two days of testing, NASA is confident its four-pound Mars Helicopter is ready to begin its journey to the Red Planet.

Mini Helicopter Destined for Mars Aces Flight Tests

By Kristin Houser

A new study found that Mars used to be covered in huge rivers — much wider than on Earth — for billions of years.

New Research: Mars Used To Be Covered In Huge Rivers

By Victor Tangermann

NASA crowned the top three winners of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge's latest round, challenging teams to "complete a virtual construction level."

These 3D-Printed Mars Habitats Just Won a NASA Award

By Victor Tangermann

NASA collaborators admitted that they're not sure what's wrong with the InSight lander's instrument that was supposed to dig into the surface of Mars.

NASA Isn’t Sure What’s Wrong With Its InSight Mars Lander

By Jon Christian

NASA could put humans on Mars in just five years if given the money to do so, according to Ellen Stofan, the agency's former chief scientist.

Former NASA Chief Scientist: Humans Could Be on Mars in Five Years

By Kristin Houser

NASA has big plans for its female astronauts — according to administrator Jim Bridenstine, the first person to reach Mars will "likely" be a woman.

NASA Leader: First Human on Mars “Likely to Be” a Woman

By Kristin Houser

NASA included a possible 2026 sample return mission to Mars in this week's budget request. Congress has yet to approve the budget.

NASA Wants to Send a Sample Return Mission to Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s InSight Mars Rover Runs Into Trouble Digging a Hole

NASA’s InSight Mars Rover Runs Into Trouble Digging a Hole

By Victor Tangermann

China's $22.3 million Mars simulation base is now open, and in addition to inspiring the public, it might even help humanity reach the real Mars.

China Opens Its First Mars Simulation Base

By Kristin Houser

China Plans to Launch a Mars Rover Next Year

China Plans to Launch a Mars Rover Next Year

By Victor Tangermann

ESA researchers have found evidence that Mars was once home to a planet-wide groundwater system — providing a new clue in the hunt for Martian life.

First Evidence of “Planet-Wide Groundwater System” on Mars Found

By Kristin Houser

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Tries to Start Digging, But Hits Snag

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Tries to Start Digging, But Hits Snag

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview newly published by Popular Mechanics, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on colonizing Mars — even how they might grow vegetables.

Elon Musk: Mars Base Will Have “Outdoorsy, Fun Atmosphere”

By Jon Christian

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which touched down in 2014, experienced a "hiccup" while booting up last week. For now, it's back online.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Recovers After Serious Glitch

By Jon Christian

An anthropologist is making the case that long space missions, like a crewed trip to Mars, would require crew members with senses of humor.

NASA Is Studying Whether a Mars Crew Would Need a Class Clown

By Jon Christian

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover's last words weren't literally that "my battery is low line," the reporter behind the viral tweet clarified.

The Dead Mars Rover Didn’t Actually Say That “My Battery” Thing

By Jon Christian

Resarchers suggest that we will need larger rockets to land heavy payloads on the surface of Mars rather than bigger parachutes.

New Idea to Land Heavy Payloads on Mars: Dive, Then Turn Nose Up

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter Sunday night that he expects a round trip ticket to Mars to eventually fall below the cost of a luxury wedding.

Elon Musk: A Round-Trip Ticket to Mars Will Cost Just $100,000

By Jon Christian

Mars One, the startup that said it was going to fund a crewed mission to Mars by turning the journey into a reality television spectacle, is bankrupt.

Mars One Planned to Colonize the Red Planet. Now It’s Bankrupt.

By Jon Christian

$Researchers at the University of Arizona designed an inflatable sailplane that could explore Mars at a fraction of the cost of a rover or satellite.$

Researchers Propose An Inflatable Sailplane to Explore Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Actually, “It’s Colder than Mars” Could be True Year-Round

Actually, “It’s Colder than Mars” Could be True Year-Round

By Sarah Marquart

U.S. President Donald Trump offered NASA unlimited funding if it meant the agency could send a crewed mission to Mars by the end of his first term.

Trump Offered NASA an Unlimited Budget if It Sent Humans to Mars

By Jon Christian

China's space agency renewed its promises to launch future Mars exploration missions — including a mission to Mars as early as next year.

China Plans to Launch Its First Mars Lander Mission Next Year

By Victor Tangermann

A new lightweight drill, originally built to probe beneath the surface of Mars, is being used instead to drill down to Antarctica's bedrock.

A Drill Built for Mars Will Probe Antarctic Bedrock

By Dan Robitzski

On Friday, Elon Musk speculated that a sophisticated artificial intelligence might touch down on the Red Planet before the first human Mars settler.

Elon Musk Thinks the First Mars Settler Could Be an AI

By Jon Christian

According to Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, crewed missions to Mars and hyped-up chatter of settling the planet are all a waste of time and money.

Apollo Astronaut: It Would Be “Stupid” to Send People to Mars

By Dan Robitzski

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

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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

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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

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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