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he U.S. Navy announced that its high-tech laser weapon is ready to disable and destroy enemy drones and small boats, should the need arise.

Futuristic Laser Weapon Ready for Action, US Navy Says

"It’s not just about getting to the planet. It’s also about being able to stay there and to build a big civilization."

Want to terraform Mars? This game gives you the chance

Turn Mars Green

A new update to the city-builder video game Surviving Mars allows the player to terraform the Red Planet, turning it green.

Want to Terraform Mars? This Game Gives You the Chance

What if we no longer thought of Mars as the Red Planet?

"If we eventually come to inhabit multiple worlds scattered across the gallery, over time, we may see the evolution of a plethora of new human species."

Evolutionary biologist: Mars colonists will mutate really fast

Off World

As we move closer to colonizing Mars, one evolutionary biologist wonders: how will humans evolve to cope with life on the Red Planet?

Evolutionary Biologist: Mars Colonists Will Mutate Really Fast

Human life — and genetics — will never be the same for Mars' future inhabitants. 

NASA's InSight Mars lander just recorded its first ever marsquake

Marsquake!

NASA's InSight lander showed off a recording of "faint rumbles" that "appear to have come from the inside of the planet — in other words, a Marsquake.

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Just Recorded Its First Ever Marsquake

A NASA scientist said the finding "officially kicks off a new field: Martian seismology."

"There is an exploration gene in humanity — whether it's getting to the top of Mount Everest or probing the reason for existence or exploring our solar system."

Here's how NASA dreams up robotic arms for landers

InSight Robotic Arm

To find out what it takes to manipulate a robotic arm on the surface of Mars, Futurism talked to Al Tadros, VP of Space Infrastructure at SSL.

Here’s How NASA Dreams up Robotic Arms for Landers

When the closest repair shop is tens of millions of miles away, function is critical.

The organic gas is coming from a giant ice sheet on the planet's surface.

Astronomers spot Mars' missing methane

Space Gas

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

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