Mars News

Tucson - This spooky image of dunes seemingly treading across the surface of Mars was acquired by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Dec. 30, 2013.

Up to one-third of the surface of Mars may once have been covered by a vast ocean, a new study of the planet suggests. And because water is needed for life, proving the presence of water has become the Holy Grail of Mars research for more than a century.

The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) carelessly overlooked hard evidence of life on Mars, according neurologist Dr. Rhawn Joseph, who is suing the agency for shirking its scientific duty.

A robot has been designed for home and school use by a Canadian start-up company. It acts very much like the Curiosity Rover that touched down on Mars recently. Fortunately, this robot comes with a lower price tag.

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Imagine if you will, being one of the lucky few chosen to make a one-way manned mission to the red planet. It will take a special kind of person, one with strength of character and ambition, and with a willingness to see the future in a new frontier.

In ‘The Last Days on Mars,’ a group of astronauts succumb to a mysterious and disturbing contaminant while collecting specimens on the red planet.

Bangalore - India’s Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter spacecraft left Earth orbit early Sunday, at the start of a 300-day trek, covering 680 million kilometers (425 million miles), to Mars.

In an attempt to become the fourth country to reach the Red Planet, India has successfully launched a spaceship to Mars. The spaceship left at 9:08 GMT Tuesday.

Cologne - As the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter approaches the tenth anniversary of arrival in orbit at the Red Planet, the ESA has assembled a fascinating topographical ‘fly-by’ of Mars.