• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 6th, 2015
It's Getting Crowded Around Mars, NASA Steps In to Control Traffic

It's Getting Crowded Around Mars, NASA Steps In to Control Traffic

The Red Planet is now orbited by two natural satellites and a total of five active spacecraft sent its way from Earth

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 4th, 2015
Mars Explorers Risk Having Cosmic Radiation Fry Their Brain

Mars Explorers Risk Having Cosmic Radiation Fry Their Brain

Study finds evidence astronauts sent to explore the Red Planet could develop dementia-like cognitive impairment

Here's What the Curiosity Rover Looks like to the Mars Orbiter

Here's What the Curiosity Rover Looks like to the Mars Orbiter

Scientists release space image showing NASA's Curiosity rover parked in a valley on the surface of the Red Planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 23rd, 2015
Planet Earth Formed from a Cosmic Ocean of Infinitesimal Pebbles

Planet Earth Formed from a Cosmic Ocean of Infinitesimal Pebbles

New study explains how asteroids are born and grow bigger, also sheds light on the origin of our home planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 14th, 2015
Mars Believed to Hold Liquid Water Just Under Its Surface

Mars Believed to Hold Liquid Water Just Under Its Surface

Even if this were true, the presence of liquid water on Mars does not proof of alien life make, scientists say

Fashionable Mars Wears Belts of Frozen Water, Scientists Find

Fashionable Mars Wears Belts of Frozen Water, Scientists Find

Study reveals Mars has belts of glaciers hidden under its surface both in its southern and in its northern hemisphere

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 3rd, 2015
Network of Mineral Veins on Mars' Mount Sharp Looks Positively Stunning

Network of Mineral Veins on Mars' Mount Sharp Looks Positively Stunning

The veins, imaged by NASA's Curiosity rover during a hike, comprise minerals deposited by fluids on the Martian surface

Watch: NASA Showcases Super Cool Flying Saucer

Watch: NASA Showcases Super Cool Flying Saucer

The space vehicle, dubbed the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, is expected to one day help land crews on Mars

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 26th, 2015
NASA Wants to Visit Asteroid, Kidnap One of the Boulders on Its Surface

NASA Wants to Visit Asteroid, Kidnap One of the Boulders on Its Surface

Once captured, the space boulder will be made to orbit the Moon and serve as a playground for astronauts

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 25th, 2015
Now Dry and Barren Mars Was Once Habitable, New Evidence Indicates

Now Dry and Barren Mars Was Once Habitable, New Evidence Indicates

Mind you, the fact that Mars might have been habitable in its early days does not mean it undoubtedly hosted life

NASA Finally Agrees on Landing Site for Its Next Mars Lander

NASA Finally Agrees on Landing Site for Its Next Mars Lander

The lander, dubbed InSight, is expected to reach the surface of the Red Planet sometime in September 2016

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 6th, 2015
Eons Ago, a Mammoth Ocean Occupied Mars' Northern Hemisphere

Eons Ago, a Mammoth Ocean Occupied Mars' Northern Hemisphere

Astronomers believe this primitive ocean was big enough to cover nearly half of the hemisphere, also quite deep

  • Games
  • By Radu Haulica
  • February 23rd, 2015
Destiny Ride Along Video Shows the Stunning Vistas of Mars

Destiny Ride Along Video Shows the Stunning Vistas of Mars

The video also explains why Phobos is so close to Mars

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 20th, 2015
NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Completes Deep-Dip Maneuver on Mars

NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Completes Deep-Dip Maneuver on Mars

Between February 10 and 18, the probe moved stunningly close to Mars and studied the lower end of its upper atmosphere

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • February 18th, 2015
Destiny Prepares Mars Art and Science Tour for Friday

Destiny Prepares Mars Art and Science Tour for Friday

Gamers will learn more from a world art team leader

Bizarre Plumes on Mars Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads

Bizarre Plumes on Mars Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads

The plumes, caught on camera on several occasions, sometimes rise to altitudes of over 250 kilometers (155 miles)

Mars' South Polar Ice Cap Looks like a Space Cappuccino

Mars' South Polar Ice Cap Looks like a Space Cappuccino

The red- and brown-hued landscapes in this corner of the planet look just like chocolate and caramel

 
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