Topic: Mars (Planet)

It has long been a planet of wonder, leaving early astronomers to speculate about advanced alien civilisations.. . Now modern-day star-gazers can...
Thirty-four years after NASA's Viking missions to Mars sent back results interpreted to mean there was no organic material - and consequently no...

Buzz Aldrin talks of Mars colonisation

Moon walk pioneer Buzz Aldrin says Australia and New Zealand should be part of an international coalition to explore and colonise Mars.. . The ...

Astronauts Weaken Severely in Space

Astronauts can become as weak as 80-year-olds after six months at the International Space Station, according to a new study that raises serious ...
Previous post . 1976: Viking 2, the second mission to Mars, lands on the planet and begins transmitting pictures and soil analyses.. . The Viking...
Previous | Next . A new batch of sharp Martian close-ups from NASA's HiRISE camera were released on September 1. HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging...
A Canadian team will share a lead role in creating an instrument to analyze the levels of methane and oxygen in Mars' atmosphere...
`Avatar' returns to theaters Friday with extra footage; director says he has plans for sequelsBefore he takes moviegoers deep beneath the Pandoran sea, James Cameron hopes they'll go for an extended tour of the fictional planet he introduced in "Avatar.""
If a human ever sets foot on Mars, will it be a giant step or an exhausted shuffle?Long-term space flight so weakens fitness that an astronaut heading to the Red Planet may lose up to half the power in key muscles ...
Canada will help build an instrument that NASA will fly to Mars in 2016. Good news -- or is it? We will be helpers -- footnotes -- on a Caltech...