NASA’s asteroid-hunting Psyche spacecraft recently needed a little gravitational assist from Mars to keep speeding towards ...
NASA's Viking 1 mission blazed a crucial trail with its Mars landing on July 20, 1976. Now, half a century later, that trail ...
The Mill Valley native recently graduated from the Missouri University of Science and Technology after spending all four ...
The tantalizing prospect of inspecting a mysterious monolith on the surface of Mars moon Phobos was proposed earlier this ...
Scientists say new technologies have reopened the debate over whether Mars could someday be terraformed, turning a once ...
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Mars is not the easy backup planet people imagine

Mars looks like the obvious next home for humanity, but its environment is brutally hostile. Radiation, freezing temperatures ...
A look at the science behind Elon Musk's goal of a million-person city on Mars, and why planetary scientists say terraforming ...
THE COAST RIGHT NOW AND INTO THE JUPITER AREA. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE RADAR. WE’LL GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT HERE. AND AS WE TAKE A LOOK, YOU’LL SEE JUST IN THE PAST HALF HOUR OR SO, WE HAVE SEEN ...
Dust devils are a regular feature on Mars. Just like those found on Earth, these mini whirlwinds form when parts of Mars are warmed by the sun, causing air above the surface to swirl upward and carry ...
A strengthening El Niño could reshape U.S. drought patterns, potentially leading to persistent dryness in the Plains. Experts are concerned that a "Super El Niño" could emerge, raising the possibility ...
Texas is set to be hit by a wave of Saharan dust this week. North Texans should get ready for hazy skies this week, as Saharan dust descends on the Dallas-Fort Worth area. While the dust over North ...