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Wired
July 2001
Tom McNichol |
The New Red Menace Robert Zubrin has a grand plan to turn the fourth planet into humanity's new frontier - within the next 10 years! Welcome to hell on, um, Mars...   |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Q and A: The hunt for water on Mars The Phoenix Lander has been digging for water on Mars since late May 2008. Yet despite the best efforts of the NASA scientists at the controls, the solar-powered robot has hit nothing but ice. |
Wired
December 2004
Kim Stanley Robinson |
Taming the Red Planet Terraforming Mars - grafting an Earth-like atmosphere and ecology onto that rocky and poisonous planet - remains a great idea that is likely to become one of the supreme engineering projects of humankind. |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
As Phoenix Mission Ends, Project Leaders Chart Mars Future The Phoenix is now racing against time to complete more of its groundbreaking research before the harsh martian winter brings its death, said the project's science leader, Peter Smith of the University of Arizona. |
Geotimes
October 2003
Naomi Lubick |
Water clues from martian carbonates For the first time, scientists have convincingly detected small yet possibly widespread amounts of carbonate minerals in the dust on Mars' surface. The findings provide new hints about water on Mars, as well as the history of the planet's atmosphere. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2012
Laura Howes |
No methane on Mars, says Curiosity The idea that there was life on Mars has been dealt a blow after analysis of the planet's atmosphere found little to no methane. |
Chemistry World
August 2007
Richard Corfield |
Makeshift to Mars The red planet has claimed many a plucky spacecraft. How NASA's latest attempt hopes to overcome the odds with a different approach. |
Scientific American
November 2007
Robert Zubrin |
Don't Wreck the Mars Program Devoting all the funding to just one mission would be a mistake. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2005
Aldrin & Noland |
Roadmap To Mars So far, NASA's plan to reach the red planet has been short on detail. Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin unveils his own step-by-step proposal for mankind's next giant leap. |
Scientific American
August 2008
Philip Yam |
New Close-Ups on Mars, Courtesy of Phoenix The Mars Phoenix lander became Earth's sixth successful visitor to the surface of the Red Planet. |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2013
Emma Stoye |
NASA probe sets off for Mars NASA's latest Mars mission -- the Maven (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) orbiter -- has begun its 10-month journey to the red planet after its successful launch this week from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US. |
Smithsonian
May 2005
Carl Zimmer |
Life on Mars? It's hard enough to identify fossilized microbes on Earth. How would we ever recognize them on Mars? |
Chemistry World
December 19, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Carbonates Confirmed on Mars New snapshots of Mars appear to show large outcrops of carbonate-bearing rocks, indicating that regions of the Red Planet could once have been an ideal environment for life to thrive. |
Popular Mechanics
July 30, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Phoenix Mission 'Definitely' Finds Water Ice on Mars: Update The Phoenix mission will be extended, but team leaders aren't sure how long the lander will last, so they're gathering as much information and evidence on Mars as possible. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2015 |
Getting the measure of Mars Sophisticated analytical chemistry is studying the history -- and habitability -- of our neighboring planet, as Andy Extance discovers. |
Geotimes
May 2003
Friedman & Murray |
We Can All Go to Mars -- The Mars Outpost Proposal Human exploration or robotic? Two leaders of the Planetary Society suggest how to realize a combination through the Mars Outposts proposal. |
| AskMen.com |
Europe Horns In On Mars By 2016, the U.S. may unite with the European Space Agency for future Mars trips - a move that would mark a significant shift for NASA. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The Truth About Water on Mars: 5 New Findings Phoenix reveals much about water, but there's a lot left to learn -- especially about the big question: the possibility of life in Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
December 3, 2008
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Why I Hope There's No Life on Mars If Mars is lifeless, that will make exploring -- and later settling -- the planet much easier. |
Popular Mechanics
August 5, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
NASA, Scientists Not Ready to Give Up on Martian Life Despite today's findings of toxic perchlorate in Martian soil, NASA is not ready to write off life on Mars. Leading space scientists point to earthbound extremeophiles that process the substance. |
Geotimes
May 2003 |
Martian Field Trips on Earth Many researchers look to Earth for examples of or contrasts to what we're seeing of the Red Planet. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Robert Zubrin |
How to Go to Mars--Right Now! Human exploration of Mars doesn't need to wait for advanced rockets, giant spaceships, or lunar base stations |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Planetary Rovers: Are We Alone? Planetary rovers attempt to answer the most profound question in science |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Barry E. DiGregorio |
China Reaches For the Red Planet A joint project with Russia anticipates retrieving soil from the Martian moon Phobos. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
Orbiter Tracks Changes on Mars NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, which this month began its ninth year in orbit around Mars, continues to observe the Martian landscape. |
Chemistry World
May 25, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Mars is the planet that never grew up Scientists in the US have analysed isotopes in meteorites that resemble Martian geology and have discovered that the planet stopped growing while its solar system siblings carried on developing. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2006 |
Online Learning Students in grades 5-12 can explore the surface of Mars this summer with World Book's special online feature, "Exploring the Red Planet," dedicated to the 2003 series of missions to Mars. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Guterl & Heger |
Mars Is Hard Fifty years ago, space experts thought we'd be there by now. Here's why we're not |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Anatoly Zak |
A Russian Return to a Martian Moon Russia hopes to reignite its deep-space program with a mission to Phobos |
Geotimes
May 2003
Lisa M. Pinsker |
Molten martian core The more researchers study Mars, the more similarities they seem to find between the Red Planet and Earth. The latest parallels come from the planet's enigmatic interior. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
NASA: "There Is Liquid Water Today On The Surface Of Mars" This is huge news for space agencies worldwide, and could make it easier to look for signs of life on the red planet. |
Popular Mechanics
May 27, 2008
Andrew Kessler |
After 'Hole-in-One' Landing, Phoenix Mission Control Digs Ahead Though mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab may have temporarily been at the helm of the Phoenix Mars Lander, it's the science team here at the University of Arizona that will steer the rest of the landmark mission. |
Scientific American
November 2005
David Grinspoon |
Making Tracks on Mars Book Reviews: Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet by Steve Squyres... Dying Planet: Mars in Science and the Imagination by Robert Markley... |
Adventure
February 2006
Michael Benoist |
Living It: Our Man on Mars NASA's planetary scientist Steve Squyres talks about a new book, a big movie, and what it's like to road trip the Red Planet. |
Smithsonian
July 2007
Eric Jaffe |
Life Beyond Earth An ocean on Mars. An Earth-like planet light years away. The evidence is mounting, but are astronomers ready to say we're not alone? |
Geotimes
January 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Mars Update: Opportunity lands Two rovers now inhabit Mars, after the latest of NASA's robot explorers, Opportunity, landed safely over the weekend. Following a brief hiccup last week when its twin went momentarily silent, Opportunity touched down on Saturday night, half a planet away from Spirit. |
Chemistry World
August 2, 2012
Jon Cartwright |
Curiosity -- searching in vain? On 6 August, if all goes to plan, NASA's Curiosity probe will touch down on a rocky crater close to the Martian equator. Its main mission objective is to look for signs of habitability |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
John McHale |
Phoenix Mars mission uses Actel RTAX-S FPGAs The Phoenix spacecraft includes a Meteorological Station which is used to acquire, process and transmit temperature and pressure data to scientists and researchers back on Earth. |
Geotimes
August 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
More on Mars The last few months have held many new discoveries on Mars, including new images of the planet's landslides, caves and polar geysers from the Mars rover, which are giving scientists a closer look at the red planet than ever before. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Barry E. DiGregorio |
No Asteroid Impact on Mars After All The expected asteroid impact would have let scientists study crater formation and underlying Martian geology. |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2012
James Urquhart |
Curiosity detect hints of complex organics Nasa's Curiosity rover has detected a range of chemical species including chlorinated hydrocarbons on the surface of Mars -- indicators that point to the presence of complex organic molecules. |
Science News
September 20, 2003 |
More Mars -- Better than Ever On Aug. 27, Mars and Earth were closer to each other than at any other time in the last 50,000 years. Even as Earth and Mars slowly draw apart, the Red Planet remains a dazzling sight in the night sky. There's still time to take in the view. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
NASA Chief Says Mars One Does Not Stand A Chance Without NASA Charles Bolden said that a manned mission to Mars is still a priority for NASA, with the next unmanned robotic rover mission planned to launch in 2020. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Jetting Through Space President Bush announced on Jan. 4, 2004, his vision to return humans to the moon, Mars and beyond. Without the Cold War era impetus, however, NASA is searching for new ways to motivate development of innovative new vehicles to fly humans to the moon. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
Dream Job Alert! NASA Puts Out Call For New Astronauts NASA today put out a call for new astronauts, including those who might support a future manned mission to Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Erik Sofge |
NASA's New Rover to Looks for More Water on Mars The robot invasion of Mars will continue when the unmanned Phoenix Mars Lander touches down in the planet's northern polar region next year. I |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006 |
Scientists Are Finding Life In Earth's Coldest, Hottest, Weirdest Places By creating an alternative life chemistry in the lab, astrobiologist Steven Benner hopes to uncover a formula for alien microbes. How five big questions about life on our planet are shaping the search for it on other worlds. |
Chemistry World
April 6, 2011
Mike Brown |
Mars chemistry reveals how red planet cooled The chemistry of volcanic rock on Mars offers a picture of the thermal history of the planet, according to scientists in France. The findings could provide a reference point for the evolution of other planets, they say. |
Popular Mechanics
June 20, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
As Phoenix Lander Finds Ice on Mars, Could a Real E.T. Be Next? In a breakthrough that likely provides scientists with their best opportunity ever to investigate extraterrestrial life, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has apparently spotted liquid ice on Mars. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
NASA Wants Your Ideas For A Mars Colony The challenge asks for written submissions detailing what astronaut-explorers will need to colonize a new planet -- and the space agency is offering a total of $15,000 in prize money, to be split between three winners. |
