As of this weekend, Mars is now in opposition; Mars and Earth are on the same side of the sun. So, Mars will rise as the sun sets and it will set as the su
International organizations are pouring in billions of dollars to find signs of life on Mars. While some evidence points towards the possibility of its exi
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.NASA's MAVEN spacecraft (short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile
The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently shared a really interesting panoramic photograph of Mars, taken by the Mars Express spacecraft, which is hover
Humans have a unique fascination with Mars. We've conceived of alien Martians and even thought of being our own human Martians who can colonize this red pl
How difficult will it be for future astronauts on Mars to establish a sustainable settlement? This is what a recent preprint submitted to Elsevier hopes to
What was ancient Mars like? Was it warmer and wetter than it is today or cold and icy like present day Mars? This is what a recent study published in Commu
ISS astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren talk about the challenges of a mission to Mars. Scott Kelly, when asked how the psychology of the mission to
It's official, Mars rover Opportunity has completed a marathon on Mars!Although there was no cheering crowd at the Martian finishing line, there were no do
Mars, the fourth planet from our Sun. The Red Planet. From time immemorial, we have gazed at it in wonder and dreamed about what kinds of life we might fin
A new lander called InSight will be on it's way to Mars in 2016, and when it lands, it will need the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (or NRO) to relay informat
Billionaire Elon Musk does a lot. It seems like he never sits still. He owns a car company at the cutting edge of technology, a rocket ship company that ho
The planet Mars has always been known as a bone-dry world, incapable of possessing liquid water on its surface. This is primarily due to the lack of atmosp
For thousands of years, Mars aka the Red Planet, has fascinated skywatchers from countless civilizations and cultures, leading some to speculate that it wa