Mars

A recent article by Samuel Arbesman in the science magazine Nautilus discusses the extraordinary sounding possibility that – just perhaps – a search for extraterrestrial intelligence could be made by looking at our DNA.

              In an idle moment, while staring at a set of solar system data, it occurred to me that it might be interesting to display a set of planetary surfaces on an equal footing, where the overall texture of these worlds was visible (although topography is probably a more [...]

The mission will help NASA understand how the body could handle a trip to Mars 

It's been a long time coming, but this week NASA's Mars Opportunity rover completed the first-ever Martian marathon. After landing on the Red Planet in January 2004 on a mission originally planned to only last 90 days, Opportunity has instead endured for more than a decade, and has taken eleven years and two months to [...]

What I love about the annual TED gathering in Vancouver is the way science coexists along with art, social justice, popular song and the rest of TED's eclectic mix.

A spacecraft has discovered surprises in the Red Planet's upper atmosphere

Whether it is waiting to hear about draft picks or the next release by Apple, there are many things that make enthusiasts hold their breath.

Astrobiology has one key advantage when it comes to tooting its own horn – it can lay claim to a diverse range of scientific research as being relevant to the study of life in the universe.

Shortly after 7:30 am Eastern time this morning, a seven-year space voyage at last reached its final destination: NASA's Dawn mission entered orbit around Ceres, a small, icy world orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.

New maps pinpoint possible sites of the Red Planet's ancient seas and current underground reservoirs

NASA’s new space station mission is not a big step toward Mars, but mostly a holding pattern
 

Parts of this supposed vast emptiness smell like rotten eggs or gunpowder.