• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 24th, 2014
Team Announces Plans to Send a Time Capsule to Mars

Team Announces Plans to Send a Time Capsule to Mars

To achieve this goal, Explore Mars must raise $25 million (€18.38 million)

Meteorite Soil Used to Grow Vegetables like Asparagus and Potatoes

Meteorite Soil Used to Grow Vegetables like Asparagus and Potatoes

The end goal is to determine if it might be possible to grow vegetables in space

Lava Believed to Have Birthed Canyons on the Surface of Mars

Lava Believed to Have Birthed Canyons on the Surface of Mars

Study claims valleys and channels on the Red Planet were created by lava flows

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 28th, 2014
Mars Might Have Housed a Habitable Environment in Its Recent History

Mars Might Have Housed a Habitable Environment in Its Recent History

Large lakes of liquid water might have recently been present on this planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 23rd, 2014
Fresh Meteor-Impact Crater Documented on the Surface of Mars

Fresh Meteor-Impact Crater Documented on the Surface of Mars

By “fresh,” scientists mean the crater is there since March 2012

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 6th, 2014
Dormant Microbes Might Be Hiding on Mars

Dormant Microbes Might Be Hiding on Mars

Researchers say it might be possible to bring them back to life

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 3rd, 2014
Micro-Organisms from Earth Might Colonize Mars Long Before We Do

Micro-Organisms from Earth Might Colonize Mars Long Before We Do

The risk of interplanetary exchange of organisms is real, researchers say

Martian Environment Cleans Opportunity's Solar Panels

Martian Environment Cleans Opportunity's Solar Panels

A new “selfie” shows the panels in good condition

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 14th, 2014
Mars May Have Never Supported Liquid Water

Mars May Have Never Supported Liquid Water

Its atmosphere was never thick enough to keep the planet warm

Exploring Mars Is Only Possible If We Work Together

Exploring Mars Is Only Possible If We Work Together

Single space agencies may not have what it takes to get there

Valleys and Gorges Carved by Rivers Found on Mars

Valleys and Gorges Carved by Rivers Found on Mars

The discovery was made using ESA's Mars Express orbiter

Indian Spacecraft MOM Now Halfway to Mars

Indian Spacecraft MOM Now Halfway to Mars

The large probe was launched at the end of last year

Rock Resembling Australia Found on Mars

Rock Resembling Australia Found on Mars

This is another clear example of pareodolia at work

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 9th, 2014
Curiosity Images Weird Bright Spots at Kimberley

Curiosity Images Weird Bright Spots at Kimberley

Experts are trying to figure out what these spots are

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 8th, 2014
Studies of Mars Begin in Second-Deepest Mine in Europe

Studies of Mars Begin in Second-Deepest Mine in Europe

These investigations will aid the search for extraterrestrial life

Shooting Star Falling over ALMA – Photo

Shooting Star Falling over ALMA – Photo

This is the second Ultra HD Expedition photograph released by ESO

Should We Sacrifice Astronaut Health to Get to Mars?

Should We Sacrifice Astronaut Health to Get to Mars?

Long-term space missions pose significant health risks

 
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