The SciencesNovember 6, 2015
Bad News for Terraforming: Mars's Atmosphere Is Lost in Space
New data from NASA's MAVEN mission reveals most of the Red Planet's atmosphere was stripped away
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Space & PhysicsNovember 6, 2015
Is "Protecting" Mars from Contamination a Half-Baked Idea?
Our fear of contaminating the Red Planet with Earth microbes is hampering our search for life there
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Space & PhysicsOctober 23, 2015
To Mars via Hawaii
Scientists begin yearlong Red Planet simulation at Mauna Loa
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2015
How Our View of Mars Has Changed from Lush Oasis to Arid Desert
Once thought of as a lush alien world teeming with life and later dismissed as an arid, desolate orb, the Red Planet’s salty, liquid water just might aid in the search for extraterrestrial life
The SciencesSeptember 28, 2015
Searching for Life in Martian Water Will Be Very, Very Tricky
The risk of microbial contamination could prevent humans and even robots from visiting the most promising parts of the Red Planet
Space & PhysicsAugust 18, 2015
3 Years into Its Mission, Curiosity's Stunning Martian Panorama
NASA's Curiosity rover provides a beautiful, scientifically appetizing view of what's ahead on Mount Sharp on Mars
Space & PhysicsJune 18, 2015
Making Space for Everyone: A Q&A with BoldlyGo's Jon Morse
NASA’s former director of astrophysics plans to revolutionize space science with agile, privately funded missions
Space & PhysicsJune 17, 2015
There's Methane in Them Thar Martian Rocks!
Indigenous methane appears to exist in Martian rocks
Space & PhysicsJune 12, 2015
Exotic Glass Could Help Unravel Mysteries of Mars
Brown University researchers have detected glass deposits on Mars that might contain evidence of past conditions and, possibly, life
Space & PhysicsApril 29, 2015
MESSENGER’s Mercurial Swan Song and Other Interplanetary Smash-Ups
On April 30, if all goes well, after running out of fuel to fight off orbital decay NASA’s long-running MESSENGER spacecraft will end its mission to Mercury by crashing into the planet’s surface at nearly 4 kilometers per second.
April 24, 2015
NASA Goes Big and Bold for Exoplanet Science
A United States federal agency is not necessarily the first place you think of when it comes to answering some of the deepest existential questions for our species.
Space & PhysicsApril 15, 2015
Putting A New Spin on Space Elevators
Fans of sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke know and love his 1979 classic novel, The Fountains of Paradise. The plot centers on efforts of a visionary structural engineer in the 22nd century, Dr Vannevar Morgan, to construct a space elevator connecting the surface of the earth with a satellite in geostationary orbit, almost a kind [...]