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A pipe dream or a scam to enrich himself further? Here's why scientists are skeptical of Elon Musk's dream for humans to colonize Mars.

By Jonathan Corum The distance between Earth and Mars constantly shifts ... To conserve fuel, spacecraft don’t launch toward the current position of Mars. Instead, they wait until the planet ...

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain ...

The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

Mars is approaching opposition on Wednesday (Jan. 15), the moment when it is situated directly opposite the sun as seen from Earth ... "The city view from Vista View Park in Davie, Broward ...

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' ...

If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, bundle up to stay warm and enjoy the view ... Mars is at opposition, meaning it’s directly opposite the sun from the vantage point of Earth.