Since we know that Mars once had a denser atmosphere and was warm enough to maintain rivers, lakes, and oceans, terraforming Mars would be tantamount to restoring its past self.

The presidential budget suggests trashing science missions in favor of colonizing Mars. A new study argues that research must precede colonization.

Pioneer Labs, a non-profit research organization, is focused on engineering microbes, specifically extremophiles, to survive ...

A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a realistic approach to looking at the question of whether Mars could be ...

The average temperature on Mars is about -70°C, and the atmospheric pressure is only 0.6% of Earth’s, which does not allow water to remain on the surface for long. So, as a first step, the scientist ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

Colonizing Mars and terraforming it to be a comfortable future home for humanity is quite the challenge. How would we go ...

Perseverance Mars rover becomes 1st spacecraft to spot auroras from the surface of another world Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin.

The ethical risks of terraforming Mars Terraforming Mars raises important ethical questions, particularly concerning the preservation of its natural environment. Some scientists fear that human ...

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...