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Explorers Tom and Tina Sjogren stand in front of a blackboard at a makers space.

Dreaming of a DIY mission to Mars

NASA and high-tech billionaires aren't the only ones who want to get to the red planet.

Dreaming of a DIY mission to Mars
The Mauna Ulu lava shield in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Scientists just used Hawaii as a 'body double' for Mars

Scientists just used Hawaii as a 'body double' for Mars
An image of the Martian landscape taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover

How close are we to sending humans to Mars?

How close are we to sending humans to Mars?
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Mars brought them together. Now, they want to be the the first couple to live there.

Mars brought them together. Now, they want to be the the first couple to live there.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife, Jackie, watch as the Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off on December 5, 2014.

One small step from Earth, one giant leap to Mars?

One small step from Earth, one giant leap to Mars?
An artist's concept of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft approaching Mars. The probe entered Mars orbit on September 21.

A NASA spacecraft reaches Mars just in time to see an unexpected guest

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft set out 10 months ago to study the atmosphere of Mars. Now it has arrived — and a happy celestial coincidence may offer it a two-for-one opportunity to study a comet that will pass close by.

A NASA spacecraft reaches Mars just in time to see an unexpected guest
Staff from the Indian Space Research Organization celebrate at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bangalore after their Mars Orbiter spacecraft successfully entered Mars orbit on September 24, 2014.

Women are the face of India's Mars mission, but they're still the exception

When India celebrated the success of its first Mars mission, a photo of middle-aged female scientists draped in saris became the viral face of that triumph. But that doesn't mean female scientists face an easy path, and Rhitu Chatterjee says much more needs to be done for gender equality.

Women are the face of India's Mars mission, but they're still the exception
NASA simulation of Mars evolution

NASA video says this is how Mars might once have looked

NASA has taken data from recent explorations of Mars and turned it into a cool animation showing how Mars might have evolved over the last 4 billion years. The simulation starts by flying over a beautiful, Earth-like planet with huge lakes as the planet slowly becomes today's barren, red landscape.

NASA video says this is how Mars might once have looked

The Decade Revisited

The Decade Revisited

Mars Rover

Mars Rover

Photographing Mars

Photographing Mars