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View ArticleThe surface of Mars is probably too toxic for bacteria to survive
Space But the search for life on the red planet isn't over yet. Under Mars-like conditions, perchlorates are toxic to the microbes. What does this mean for our future Mars colonies?
View ArticleSpaceX is changing up its plans for landing a spaceship on Mars
Space ...We just don’t know what the new plan is yet. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that the company is switching up its plans for landing on Mars.
View ArticleWhen we finally go to Mars, we might end up living in giant metal cans
Space Lockheed Martin will build a deep space habitat inside a space shuttle cargo container. If humans are ever really going to make it to Mars, we’re going to need a bigger boat.
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Space This is what real suspended animation will look like. Suspended animation might sound like a concept straight out of science fiction. But NASA is funding research into “artificial hibernation”...
View ArticleWhat finding boron on Mars actually means in the hunt for alien life
Space We're getting closer. You probably don’t think of boron as an essential ingredient to life, because it’s not essential for humans. But on Mars, it might have been crucial.
View ArticleNASA's Curiosity Mars rover looks so small and alone in this amazing new photo
Space Just a pale blue dot. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught Curiosity hard at work.
View ArticleFinding NASA's Curiosity rover, art-attacking microbes, and other amazing...
Science Newsworthy eye candy Our favorite images from this week in science, health, and environmental news. Read on.
View ArticleSo, you want to terraform Mars? Here's one way to do it.
Space Climate change could make the red planet livable within 100 years. Mars is known as the Red Planet, but we could color it green. Read on.
View ArticleThe surface of Mars is probably too toxic for bacteria to survive
Space But the search for life on the red planet isn't over yet. Under Mars-like conditions, perchlorates are toxic to the microbes. What does this mean for our future Mars colonies?
View ArticleSpaceX is changing up its plans for landing a spaceship on Mars
Space ...We just don’t know what the new plan is yet. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that the company is switching up its plans for landing on Mars.
View ArticleWhen we finally go to Mars, we might end up living in giant metal cans
Space Lockheed Martin will build a deep space habitat inside a space shuttle cargo container. If humans are ever really going to make it to Mars, we’re going to need a bigger boat.
View ArticleHow we'll nap our way to Mars
Space This is what real suspended animation will look like. Suspended animation might sound like a concept straight out of science fiction. But NASA is funding research into “artificial hibernation”...
View ArticleWhat finding boron on Mars actually means in the hunt for alien life
Space We're getting closer. You probably don’t think of boron as an essential ingredient to life, because it’s not essential for humans. But on Mars, it might have been crucial.
View ArticleCheck out the United Arab Emirates' plans for building a Martian city—on Earth
Space To prep for the one that will actually be on Mars, naturally. The UAE recently declared intentions to build a city on Mars in the next century or so. Their first step? A prototype city on Earth.
View ArticleNASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon....
Space We all like having options. Representatives of NASA and Roscosmos announced an agreement to work together on venturing into deep space—but we'll start pretty close to home.
View ArticleMeet the Martian hopefuls: Elon Musk and all the other people trying to get...
Space Ready set go. Elon Musk still really wants to put people in a canister, set off a controlled explosion underneath them, and shoot them out of the Earth’s atmosphere.
View ArticleSpaceX wants to build the Swiss Army knife of rockets
Space One rocket to rule them all. Just how far can that rocket take you? SpaceX founder Elon Musk hopes that his new venture could breeze between planets—and hop from country to country.
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