Category: Mars Coverage

Once upon a time astronomers believed the Earth to be the only planet capable of sustaining complex life for a number of reasons.  One of the key reasons was the … Read More

Mars isn’t for sale.  At least not yet.  Technology and mineral needs may finally be pushing the human race to take steps into the further reaches of space, mining and … Read More

While Mars may be one of the most interesting planets in our solar system, its moon Phobos is no doubt one of the most speculated on moons ever identified.  Even … Read More

For many years Mars has been seen as a planet ripe for exploration.  And as our understanding of the red planet grew and expanded, a few of the fantastic claims … Read More

In the future, if we do eventually reach our potential as a space-faring species, one of the major limitations of our abilities will come -as it always has- in how … Read More

When we think about colonizing other planets, generally it is accepted that there will be a period of time when we will be unable to do anything but subsist in … Read More

In the 1950’s it was a commonly held belief that by the year 2000 life on the Moon would become possible and that humanity would gradually spread out to Mars … Read More

It seems a Russian probe on its way to Mars has once again lost control of itself and started an elliptical orbit around Earth.  The probe, which must be fixed … Read More

Can you imagine being stuck in a small box no larger than 1,500 square feet for a period of weeks?  What about for over 500 days?  That’s precisely what volunteers … Read More

In the past we’ve covered the topic charting the possibilities of terraforming the Martian surface.  But how has the playing field changed now that NASA has announced the very real … Read More