The Latest Breaking News from Mars

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"

We’re racing to build new worlds, but we should take care of the one we have, says Ben Lamm

The reactor would be a major tool for future moon and Mars missions

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch missions aimed at finding habitable worlds, water on the Moon and clues to how our solar system formed.

‘The Cortina isn't ready for the scrapyard just yet,’ said co-creator of the time-travel hit

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have firmed up their commitment to develop a nuclear reactor for use on the surface of the moon by 2030.

The messaging is confusing.

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could potentially find evidence of Red Planet life.

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