- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 3rd, 2015
There Is a Floating Spoon on Mars, Allegedly
Yet another mysterious object has appeared on Mars
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 23rd, 2015
Odd Things Seen on Mars Over the Years: An Inventory
Perhaps there’s more to Mars than frozen, desolate plains
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 4th, 2015
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
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
The spacecraft reached Mars back in October 2001
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 10th, 2015
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
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
The craft will launch from a US Navy base in the Pacific
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 25th, 2015
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
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
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
Even if this were true, the presence of liquid water on Mars does not proof of alien life make, scientists say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 9th, 2015
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
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
Astronomers believe this primitive ocean was big enough to cover nearly half of the hemisphere, also quite deep
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 17th, 2015
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)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 11th, 2015
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