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Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says

Musk will likely stay committed to the Mars-settlement goal over the long haul, as it has long been a driving force for him ...
New Scientist

Mars once had an atmosphere that was thicker than Earth's today

While Mars today only has a wispy remnant of an atmosphere, it may once have had one hundreds of times thicker with a ...
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NASA's Perseverance rover finds possible signs of life on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover detects potential biosignatures in Jezero Crater sample Discovery published in Nature marks closest ...

The core of Mars looks like Earth’s. What makes the planets so different?

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...
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We can finally predict when Mars' skies will glow green with auroras, scientists say

"The fact that we captured the aurora again demonstrates that our method for predicting aurorae on Mars and capturing them ...

Study finds exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e is unlikely to have a Venus- or Mars-like atmosphere

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

A rock on Mars could suggest that tiny life once existed on the Red Planet, NASA says

NASA's Perseverance rover found a rock with "leopard spots" on the Red Planet that could have been created by ancient ...
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Don’t Miss Mars and Spica’s Beautiful Celestial Dance Tonight: Here’s When and Where to See It!

On the evening of September 13, 2025, a stunning astronomical event will light up the western horizon as Mars, the Red Planet, pairs with the dazzling blue star Spica. This rare alignment, described ...