OTD in Space - January 25: Opportunity Rover Lands on Mars

On January 25, 2004, NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars! This was the second of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers to ...

An ocean the size of the Arctic once covered half of Mars, new images hint

New evidence of ancient rivers suggests Mars may have been a "blue planet," thanks to an ocean spanning its entire northern ...

Accessing water on Mars: Examining the best technologies for future missions

A new study has examined how future human missions to Mars could access one of the planet's most vital resources—water. The ...

NASA Launches “Mars To Table” Challenge To Build Earth-Independent Food Systems For Deep Space

NASA has launched the Mars to Table Challenge, seeking Earth-independent food systems capable of sustaining astronauts on ...

Mars was once a 'blue planet': Ancient river deltas point to vast ocean

Using images from cameras on Mars orbiters, an international research team has discovered structures on Mars that are very ...
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Mars: Scientists Have Figured Out How Blue The Red Planet Used to Be

Mars is absolutely dripping with evidence that the red planet was once a striking blue, complete with glistening lakes, ...
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Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

Mars was once BLUE as scientists find signs of red planet’s ‘deepest and largest sea’ the size of Arctic Ocean & rivers

MARS was not always the beaming red we’re so used to seeing in space. Scientists have revealed that it was actually a “blue ...
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For the love of Mars a human history of the red planet Matthew Shindell

"Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Its vivid color and visibility to the naked eye, its geologic kinship with Earth, its potential as our best hope for ...