Mars

Go With Motion City Soundtrack's "Son Of A Gun" Exclusives, Plus Rudy Sarzo Speaks of the Devil and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.01.2012

Mike Ragogna

Minneapolis' Motion City Soundtrack has a new album, Go, featuring their song "Son Of A Gun," which is being presented here exclusively along with an associated webisode with bandmates discussing its awesomeness.

Old Meteorite Reveals Clues In Red Planet Mystery

Posted 05.31.2012

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/30/2012 01:17 PM EDT on SPACE.com A meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago is helping scientists un...

The New Space Era Takes Big Steps Forward

William Bradley | Posted 05.30.2012

William Bradley

For all the Star Wars and Star Trek resonances in this mission, Robert Heinlein's The Man Who Sold the Moon seems a better fictional precursor.

Planet's Strange Landscape Gets Surprising New Explanation

Posted 05.28.2012

By: Mike Wall Published: 05/26/2012 06:24 AM EDT on SPACE.com One of the Red Planet's most mysterious landforms is probably 2 billion years olde...

TONIGHT: Watch Moon, Mars Do Celestial Dance

Posted 05.28.2012

By: Joe Rao Published: 05/27/2012 07:13 AM EDT on SPACE.com Monday evening will bring us a first quarter moon, offering U.S. skywatchers a chance ...

WOW: Mars Rover Sees Own Shadow In Dramatic Photo

Posted 05.24.2012

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/24/2012 07:04 AM EDT on SPACE.com The late-afternoon sun lights up a huge Martian crater in a spectacular new ...

A Bold New Chance for Mars Exploration!

Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Ph.D. | Posted 05.11.2012

Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Ph.D.

Certainly, there is no replacement for Earth, and Mars will never be a replacement for Earth. But we do need to move forward, and mission proposals, such as BOLD, will be the first step toward a grand vision.

Ancient Rock Helps Unlock Secret Of Planet's Past

Posted 05.10.2012

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/09/2012 06:45 PM EDT on SPACE.com A new look at an ancient volcanic blast on Mars suggests that the Red Planet...

NASA Orbiter Yields Big Surprise About Sand Dunes On Mars

Posted 05.10.2012

By: Nola Taylor Redd Published: 05/09/2012 01:15 PM EDT on SPACE.com Towering sand dunes on Mars, once thought to be ancient and unchanging, are...

Mars Rover Moving Again After Five-Month Winter

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

PASADENA, Calif. -- The Mars rover Opportunity is on the go again. After spending nearly five months conducting experiments in one spot, the NASA rov...

Life Could Lurk Beneath Planet's Rugged Rocks, Scientists Say

Posted 05.04.2012

By: Nola Taylor Redd Published: 05/03/2012 02:06 PM EDT on SPACE.com Beneath their rugged exterior, some Martian rocks could be hiding life, sci...

NASA Goes WHERE To Test Space Suits For Mars?

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012

VIENNA (Reuters) - Scientists were out of this world on Tuesday about tests in icy Alpine caves of the technology needed for a mission to Mars one day...

These 10 Companies Control Basically Everything You Consume [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.27.2012

It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company...

LOOK: Odd, Giant Lava Spirals Found On Red Planet

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 04.27.2012

LOS ANGELES -- A researcher has spotted lava flows shaped like coils of rope near the equator of Mars, the first time such geologic features have been...

NRA Becomes Toxic When Exposed to Light

Daniel Gross | Posted 04.23.2012

Daniel Gross

When exposed to the light, the NRA's agenda becomes toxic. And Americans want nothing to do with those who conspire to bring about the gun lobby's dangerous "guns everywhere" vision they saw played out that February night in Sanford, Florida.

Time for Kochs to Resign from ALEC

Robert Greenwald and Jesse Lava | Posted 04.17.2012

Robert Greenwald and Jesse Lava

Charles and David Koch appear to be pushing their right-wing ideology to the bitter end. And it's time for Americans to stop helping them. The Koch b...

New Mars Study Suggests NASA Probes Long Ago Found Life On Red Planet

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 04.20.2012

Is there life on Mars after all? A provocative new study concludes that the twin robotic probes NASA put on Mars in 1976 may have detected signs o...

What NASA Budget Woes Mean For Next Mission To Mars

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 04.14.2012

LOS ANGELES -- Know how to go to Mars cheaply? NASA can use your help. The space agency on Friday put out a call for ideas for the next Mars mission ...

PHOTO: Bizarre Object On Mars Has Sci-Fi Fans Buzzing

Posted 04.13.2012

By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 04/11/2012 05:50 PM EDT on Lifes Little Mysteries Amateur stargazers have discovered an intriguing object jutti...

A Turning Point at Mars

Jim Bell | Posted 04.10.2012

Jim Bell

The time has come, from both a scientific and exploration standpoint, for NASA to embark on a robotic mission to bring rock and soil samples back from Mars, but the Agency -- and the administration -- appear to be shying away from the challenge.

LOOK: Scientists Explain Weird 'Animal Face' On Mars

Posted 04.09.2012

It looks as if scientists have finally caught a glimpse of life on Mars—well, at least something that looks like life. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Or...

GALLERY: Which Stars Would Go To Mars?

Posted 04.06.2012

Interested in a trip to Mars? It would be a grand adventure, and you'd have quite a story to tell if you made it back home in one piece. Still, there ...

WATCH: Vast Martian Dust Devil Stretches 12 Miles High

| Posted 04.11.2012

by Richard A. Kerr on 5 April 2012, 2:06 PM Earth may have terrifying tornadoes, but when it comes to dust devils, Mars has us b...

TONIGHT: Mars Forms Cosmic Triangle With Moon, Bright Star

Posted 04.03.2012

By: Joe Rao Published: 04/03/2012 07:41 AM EDT on SPACE.com As the evening twilight deepens around 8:30 p.m. local time Tuesday night (April 3),...

Odd Features On Mars Surface Stir Scientific Debate

Posted 04.02.2012

By: Leonard David Published: 04/02/2012 07:34 AM EDT on SPACE.com Flow-like features on Mars are a source of debate among scientists. While some...