This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In winter the temperature at the poles of Mars can reach 200° below zero Fahrenheit. But make no mistake: The red ...
NASA’s InSight mission has provided seismic data shedding light on the Martian dichotomy, the split between Mars’ northern lowlands and southern highlands. Findings from the mantle’s seismic ...
An curved arrow pointing right. SpaceX launched the Polaris Dawn mission with two SpaceX engineers, a former Air Force pilot and the billionaire who funded the private spaceflight. More from News ...
Since NASA announced the mission last year, the so-called stepping stone to Mars has sparked a bristling debate. Science News sponsorship position. Many scientists believe that the mission’s ...
Forget “one giant step for man”, the first person to step on Mars could be a woman – Alyssa Carson. The 18-year-old, who is one of the world’s youngest astronauts-in-training, speaks to ...
The race to Mars has gone from sci-fi fantasy to a meme-filled reality show, starring none other than Elon Musk.