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Should We Search For Life On Mars Before Sending Astronauts?

Unfortunately, NASA doesn’t have a good game plan
Realism Makes 'The Martian' One Of The Greatest Sci-Fi Films Of All Time

Almost as good as the book
Mars Has Flowing Water, New Evidence Indicates

It's salty and seasonal, but kind of promising in the search for alien life

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The surface of Mars is probably too toxic for bacteria to survive

But the search for life on the red planet isn't over yet.

By Sarah Fecht posted Jul 6th, 2017

Under Mars-like conditions, perchlorates are toxic to the microbes. What does this mean for our future Mars colonies?
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So, you want to terraform Mars? Here's one way to do it.

Climate change could make the red planet livable within 100 years.

By Mary Beth Griggs posted Jun 24th, 2017

Mars is known as the Red Planet, but we could color it green. Read on.
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Finding NASA's Curiosity rover, art-attacking microbes, and other amazing images of the week

Newsworthy eye candy

By Sara Kiley Watson posted Jun 23rd, 2017

Our favorite images from this week in science, health, and environmental news. Read on.
Space

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looks so small and alone in this amazing new photo

Just a pale blue dot.

By Rachel Feltman posted Jun 21st, 2017

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught Curiosity hard at work.
Space

The Curiosity rover and other spacecraft are learning to think for themselves

Autonomous science-bots will make it easier to explore our solar system … and beyond.

By Sarah Fecht posted Jun 21st, 2017

Smarter spacecraft can help us explore more efficiently. Read on.
Space

Why go to Mars when you can telecommute there instead?

Skyping with Mars.

By Mary Beth Griggs posted Jun 21st, 2017

Video calls with Mars? Read on.
Space

IKEA engineers are pretending to live on Mars to help them design better furniture

Really.

By Rachel Feltman posted Jun 9th, 2017

Why did IKEA send its best and brightest to "Mars"? Read on.
Space

Mars was probably habitable for longer than we thought

It was warm and wet right around the time life got its start on Earth.

By Sarah Fecht posted Jun 1st, 2017

Mars might have been habitable between 3.8 and 3.1 billion years ago—right around the time that life got started on Earth. Read on.
Space

Space sperm makes healthy mouse babies on Earth

Of mice and Mars.

By Sarah Fecht posted May 23rd, 2017

The findings suggest that animals, including humans, may one day be able to reproduce in space.
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The science behind Blood Falls, the genetics of corgis' weird body shapes, and other amazing images of the week

Newsworthy eye candy

By Eleanor Cummins posted May 5th, 2017

Our favorite images from this week in science, health, and space news. Read on:…

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