There Is a Floating Spoon on Mars, Allegedly

There Is a Floating Spoon on Mars, Allegedly

Yet another mysterious object has appeared on Mars

Odd Things Seen on Mars Over the Years: An Inventory

Odd Things Seen on Mars Over the Years: An Inventory

Perhaps there’s more to Mars than frozen, desolate plains

Watch: Virtual Tour of Mars' Atlantis Chaos

Watch: Virtual Tour of Mars' Atlantis Chaos

The Atlantis Chaos sits in Mars' southern hemisphere

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 8th, 2015
There Are Precious Stones Hidden on Mars, Evidence Indicates

There Are Precious Stones Hidden on Mars, Evidence Indicates

Scientists have reasons to believe Mars hides opals

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 20th, 2015
NASA's Mars Odyssey Probe Nearing Its 60,000th Lap of the Red Planet

NASA's Mars Odyssey Probe Nearing Its 60,000th Lap of the Red Planet

The spacecraft reached Mars back in October 2001

Space Explorers Find Deposits of Glass on Mars

Space Explorers Find Deposits of Glass on Mars

The glass lies hidden in impact craters on the Red Planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2015
Folks Are Freaking Out over These Blue Splotches on Mars

Folks Are Freaking Out over These Blue Splotches on Mars

What are blue patches doing on the Red Planet?

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 27th, 2015
Come June 2, NASA Will Launch a Donut-like Flying Saucer into Space

Come June 2, NASA Will Launch a Donut-like Flying Saucer into Space

The craft will launch from a US Navy base in the Pacific

Odd Feature on Mars Could Be the Caldera of a Colossal Volcano

Odd Feature on Mars Could Be the Caldera of a Colossal Volcano

Then again, it might also be just another impact crater

  • 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

  • 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
  • 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

  • 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

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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