Mars

SpaceX’s Musk unveils plan to reach Mars by 2022

by Glenda Kwek Agence France-Presse ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) -- Futurist and inventor Elon Musk unveiled ambitious plans Friday to send…

Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars lander

ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) -- A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an…

Mars weather: ‘Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm’

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mars is buffeted by turbulent snowstorms that occur only at night, according to a study released…

NASA delays deep-space Orion test to 2019 due to costs

by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) - The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to…

France, Japan aim to land probe on Mars moon

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to…

Chile desert combed for clues to life on Mars

by Paulina Abramovich ESTACION YUNGAY, Chile (AFP) -- Chile's Atacama desert may seem to contain little besides red-grey rocks and…

Mars astronaut radiation shield set for moon mission trial

(Reuters) -- A vest designed to shield astronauts from deadly solar particles in deep space is set for trials on…

NASA Mars satellite moves to avoid hitting planet’s moon

Reuters -- A NASA science satellite circling Mars had to maneuver this week to avoid crashing into one of the…

Mars cloud formation shown in ultraviolet light

Reuters -- Images from NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Mission have revealed an ultraviolet, previously unseen, view of…

A brief history of Mars exploration

(AFP) The European Space Agency hopes that technologies tested during its ExoMars programme could pave the way for a return…

Billionaire Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars

  (REUTERS)  SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars…

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