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NASA's next-gen Mars rover Perseverance is outfitted with not just one but two microphones. We could finally get to listen to the sounds of Mars.

Why Isn’t NASA Releasing RAW Images from Perseverance?

By Tony Ho Tran

If I were dropped in Jezero crater with a pressurized spacesuit, could I defeat NASA’s mighty Perseverance rover in mortal combat?

Could I Defeat NASA’s New Mars Rover in Hand-to-Hand Combat?

By Georgina Torbet

One of the latest photos released by NASA is a spectacular shot of the Perseverance rover as it descends on parachute through the Martian atmosphere.

NASA Releases Amazing Photo of Rover Parachuting to Mars Surface

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers find clear evidence of a link between the radio waves emitted by certain cell phones and cancer in male rats.

NASA’s New Mars Rover Is Less Powerful Than Many Smartphones

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA has released the next photo sent to us all the way from Mars courtesy of its Perseverance mission, which successfully landed on Thursday.

Incredible Photo Shows NASA Mars Rover Hanging Below “Sky Crane”

By Victor Tangermann

Just minutes after touchdown was confirmed, NASA's Perseverance rover sent back two low-resolution images of the surface of Mars.

NASA Rover Releases First Photos From the Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Futurism reached out to a variety of planetary scientists to ask whether the donut looked like an accurate model of the Red Planet.

Here’s What Planetary Scientists Think of Krispy Kreme’s Mars Donut

By Jon Christian

When Perseverance lands, NASA engineers will need to start living and working on Mars time to make the most of the mission's beginning.

NASA Scientists Need to Live and Work on “Mars Time”

By Dan Robitzski

New NASA research suggests that Mars' dust storms make the planet give off gravitational waves that push its already-scarce atmosphere out into space.

Mars Is Radiating Gravity Waves, Which Is Bad News For Human Settlers

By Dan Robitzski

Here's how to follow NASA's daring Perseverance Mars rover landing this afternoon. It's the most difficult landing on the Red Planet ever attempted.

How to Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will attempt to land in some of the most challenging Martian terrain tomorrow. Luckily, it's prepared.

Tomorrow’s Mars Landing Will Be Hardest in NASA’s History

By Victor Tangermann

A new satirical video ad created by Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future campaign pokes fun at the idea of having the "one percent" escape to Mars.

Greta Thunberg Slams Mars Exploration, Says Earth Needs Help Instead

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gates says that he doesn't really see the appeal of investing in rockets to Mars, saying money would be better spent on climate change and medicine.

Bill Gates Says That Going to Mars Is Silly

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found that future Martian explorers should be able to grow their own oxygen-producing bacteria without relying on air shipments from Earth.

Scientists Show That Algae Could Grow Using Only Mars Resources

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers were able to cause two plastic trays to hover using only light — opening the doors to research unexplored parts of the sky.

Science & Energy

Scientists Make “Magic Carpet” Hover Using Only Light

By Tony Ho Tran

The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab nation to orbit the Red Planet — and they celebrated by taking a stunning photo of the Martian surface.

First Arab Nation to Orbit Mars Snaps Instagram-Worthy Planet Pic

By Tony Ho Tran

A NASA-sponsored report finds that the agency has fallen behind on its push to develop nuclear propulsion for spacecraft, threatening a 2039 Mars mission.

NASA Report Recommends “Aggressive” Funding for Nuclear-Powered Mars Mission

By Dan Robitzski

China's space agency has released amazing footage of its Tianwen-1 probe orbiting Mars. It shows an incredible amount of detail.

China Releases Breathtaking Video From Spacecraft Orbiting Mars

By Victor Tangermann

After a seven months of travel, NASA's Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars next week. The agency's InSight lander will be listening.

When NASA’s New Rover Lands, Its Other Lander Will Listen for the Impact

By Victor Tangermann

China's Tianwen-1 mission is now in orbit around Mars, where it will remain for several months before attempting to land on the surface.

Science & Energy

Chinese Rover Officially Reaches Mars Orbit

By Dan Robitzski

Claire "Grimes" Boucher said she'd be down to move to Mars "after age 50" — and even if it means "manual labor until death."

Grimes Says She’ll Move to Mars for “Manual Labor Until Death”

By Jon Christian

Bolstered by their respective private space industries, China and the U.S. find themselves in a new space race over who sends the first humans to Mars.

The New Space Race Is Putting Boots on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk became the wealthiest person in the world on Thursday. Here are some ideas for what he could do with his riches.

5 Things Elon Musk Could Do Now That He’s the World’s Richest Person

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists developed a proof-of-concept system that could generate fuel for astronauts out of Mars' atmosphere.

Astronauts Could Fuel Their Return Trip Using Mars’ Atmosphere

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX has laid out its governmental laws for its future colonies on Mars. But lawyers have their doubts if those rules will be enforceable.

Elon Musk Will Run Into Trouble Setting up a Martian Government, Lawyers Say

By Victor Tangermann

In a Medium post, NASA engineer Evan Hilgemann explores what its actually like to drive a Mars rover. It's simpler than one might think.

A Guy Who Drives NASA’s Mars Rover Is Dishing About the Experience

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists modified a Boston Dynamics Spot robot that they say could explore Mars to find a suitable location for a human outpost.

Boston Dynamics

NASA Suggests Sending Boston Dynamics Robodog to Mars

By Dan Robitzski

After studying hundreds of marsquakes, data from NASA's InSight rover suggests that the crust of Mars is layered like a three-tiered cake.

Science & Energy

Mars’ Crust Structure Is Like a Layer Cake, NASA Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

Space agencies around the world are collaborating to make high-security facilities to study asteroids and Mars rocks for signs of life.

Science & Energy

Space Agencies Acknowledge That Asteroids Could Host Life

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Explains Why Starship Launch Ended in Huge Explosion

Elon Musk Explains Why Starship Launch Ended in Huge Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that he is "highly confident" that his space company will land humans on the Martian surface as soon as 2026.

Elon Musk “Highly Confident” SpaceX Will Land Humans on Mars Within 6 Years

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have developed a system that could pull significant amounts of oxygen and hydrogen out of the briny water present on Mars.

New System Separates Oxygen From Salty Martian Water

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified massive ripples on the surface of Mars likely formed by an ancient megaflood and planet-covering storm clouds.

Science & Energy

NASA Data Shows Evidence of Ancient “Megafloods” on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Musk elaborated on his vision of establishing a permanent foothold on Mars, claiming that "life in glass domes" will come first — and then terraforming.

Elon Musk: First Mars City Will Start With Glass Domes

By Victor Tangermann

There's a mysterious asteroid stuck in Mars' gravitational pull, and astronomers suspect it might be the Moon's long-lost twin.

Science & Energy

A Stolen Chunk of Earth’s Moon Seems to Be Orbiting Mars

By Dan Robitzski

New analysis of ancient Martian meteorites adds 400 million years to our historical knowledge of water on the surface of Mars.

Science & Energy

Martian Meteorites Show Red Planet Had Water Billions of Years Ago

By Dan Robitzski

Upon digging through Starlink's terms of service, eagle-eyed beta testers discovered they were signing up for a lot more than they might have thought.

Starlink Terms of Service Demands That Users “Recognize Mars as a Free Planet”

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter just spotted something unusual on the surface of the Red Planet: a "triplet" crater.

On Mars, a Crater on Top of a Crater on Top of a Crater

By Victor Tangermann

Israeli startup Aleph Farms just launched a space program, which focuses on producing meat anywhere — even in the most hostile environments such as Mars.

Startup Exploring Lab-Grown Meat on Off-Planet Settlements

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent interview, SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell laid out the company's plans to bring its Starlink broadband satellite technology to Mars.

SpaceX Will Build Starlink-Like Constellation Around Mars, Its President Says

By Victor Tangermann

Speaking at the Mars Society's convention last week, Elon Musk claimed that SpaceX has a "fighting chance" to send a Starship to Mars in 2024.

Elon Musk Wants to Send First Starship to Mars in 2024

By Victor Tangermann

"Doesn't seem to be any life in this solar system," billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a recent tweet, responding to fan mail from a 13-year-old.

Elon Musk: “Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Life in This Solar System”

By Victor Tangermann

Mars was in opposition while passing near Earth this week, so space photographers had a field day with the rare occurrence.

Mars Was so Close This Week That You Can See Its Surface From Your Backyard

By Dan Robitzski

The Italian scientists who found an undergound lake beneath the south pole of Mars revisited their data — and uncovered three more.

Science & Energy

Scientists Just Found Three More Reservoirs of Liquid Water on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists claim they have determined a way to figure out if there's life living underground on faraway places, including the Moon and Mars.

Science & Energy

Harvard Study: We Shouldn’t Rule Out Underground Life on the Moon and Mars

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers are suggesting we could use one of the most common organic polymers on Earth to construct shelters on Mars.

Scientists: We Could Build Mars Shelters Out of Insect Polymers and Martian Soil

By Victor Tangermann

Japan's space agency has announced it's planning to film Mars's mysterious moons with cameras that can shoot in 8K ultra-high-definition.

Japanese Spacecraft Will Shoot Martian Moons in 8K Resolution

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists suggests that meteor impact craters could have offered the perfect conditions for life on Earth to emerge.

Science & Energy

Scientists: Life on Earth Likely Started in Meteor Craters

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have no idea what formed a series of bizarre ridges on the surface of Mars, and they're not confident in their guess.

Science & Energy

Scientists Still Baffled by Bizarre Martian Ridges

By Dan Robitzski

The team behind NASA's Curiosity Mars rover have uploaded a fascinating GIF video of a dust devil rolling over the Red Planet's Gale crater.

NASA Shows Off GIF of a Dust Devil on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers in Japan say bacteria could survive on the outside of a spacecraft for the entire duration of a trip to Mars.

Scientists: Bacteria Could Survive Trip to Mars on Outside of Spacecraft

By Jon Christian

A new NASA simulation shows the ghostly ultraviolet flashes of Mars's "nightglow," represented by greenish hues in the Martian night sky.

Science & Energy

New NASA Animation Shows Mars’ Creepy Greenish “Nightglow”

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, a large number of ancient valleys on the Martian surface today were formed by subglacial meltwater below — not flowing rivers.

Science & Energy

Study: Ancient Mars Was Covered in Ice Sheets, Not Rivers

By Victor Tangermann

Aerospace giant Airbus is planning to bring back the first ever rock samples from Mars using what it claims to be the "first interplanetary cargo ship."

Robots and Machines

Airbus Is Officially Building an “Interplanetary Cargo Ship”

By Victor Tangermann

Shortly after rocketing into orbit, NASA's Perseverance rover experienced a couple of small hiccups: a minor communications and temperature glitch.

NASA’s New Rover Hit a Glitch After Launch, Entered “Safe Mode”

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency's Mars Express, a camera-equipped Mars orbiter, is keeping close tabs on a mysterious, "elongated cloud" appearing on Mars.

Science & Energy

Strange, Giant Cloud Reappears on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

At exactly 7:50 am EDT this morning, NASA successfully launched its Perseverance rover mission to Mars from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NASA Blasts Off Most Sophisticated Mars Mission in Human History

By Victor Tangermann

Besides a whole host of fascinating scientific instruments, NASA"s Perseverance rover will also be carrying small bits of space suit to the Martian surface.

On Tomorrow’s Launch, NASA Is Sending Spacesuit Chunks to Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Perseverance will be bringing a rock back to Mars that scientists believe to have originated on Mars roughly 600,000 to 700,000 years ago.

Science & Energy

Here’s Why NASA’s Next Rover is Bringing a Mars Rock Back to Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have found evidence of gigantic waves of sand, often referred to as "megaripples," slowly moving around on the surface of Mars.

Astronomers Say “Megaripples” Are Moving Across the Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have a bizarre idea for protecting astronauts from cosmic rays: Shield them with the radiation-absorbing fungus near Chernobyl.

Fungus Growing at Chernobyl Could Protect Astronauts From Cosmic Rays

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's next-gen Mars rover Perseverance is outfitted with not just one but two microphones. We could finally get to listen to the sounds of Mars.

NASA’s Next Rover Will Bring First-Ever Microphone to Mars

By Victor Tangermann

China has successfully launched its Tianwen-1 — Heavenly Questions — mission to Mars, including an orbiter, lander, and a rover.

China Just Launched a Mission to Hunt for Life on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity rover encountered a strangely-colored rock on Mars and did what any smart robot would do: blasted it with a laser to see what was inside.

NASA’s Mars Rover Spent the Weekend Shooting a Weird-Looking Rock With a Laser

By Dan Robitzski