Chinese scientists develop AI robot that could make oxygen on Mars

Previous studies have established the existence of large amounts of water on Mars, most of which exist in the form of ice ...

She won a DoD grant for equipment that prints game-changing tools for the deep sea, Mars

Emma Yang, an industrial engineering researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), has earned a grant from the Department of Def...

A Chinese unmanned Mars mission has successfully mapped the entirety of the Red Planet

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Wednesday that the unmanned Tianwen-1 mission has mapped the entire Mars surfac...

Elon Musk says ‘anyone’ can ‘save up’ to afford $100,000 SpaceX ticket to Mars

SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently shared his vision to make trips to Mars “available to anyone” and mentioned the problems travelers could f...

China’s Mars probe sends video selfie from Red Planet’s orbit to welcome the Lunar New Year

China’s Tianwen-1 probe sent a video selfie while orbiting Mars on Lunar New Year’s Eve. The video was filmed using the probe’s arm which ...

Filipinos Dominate Submissions For NASA’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ Program

The number of Filipinos wanting to “travel” to Mars has just breached the million mark. Send me: The Philippines has topped the ...

China’s Mars Lander Completes First Successful Public Test

As NASA prepares for its ambitious trip to Mars next year, China is also making significant headway on its own mission to reach the Red Plan...

Water on Mars ‘Salty as Miso and Ramen Noodle Soup,’ Says Scientists

A team of Japanese researchers described the water that once existed on Mars 3.5 billion years ago as salty as noodle soup. By using the dat...

Inside China’s $61 Million Mars Simulation Base in the Gobi Desert

A state-of-the-art “Mars simulation base” that will serve as “part research facility and part tourist attraction” has been unvei...

China is Building a ‘Mars Village’ To Prepare For 2020 Launch to Red Planet

A “village” that simulates environmental conditions on Mars is now under construction in China. With a 400-million-yuan ($61 million) budget...

Japan Hopes to Colonize Mars With Autonomous Robots by 2040

Japan is determined to spend some time on Mars with the help of automated machines. In partnership with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (...

Why Living on Mars Won’t Be Nearly as Easy as You Think

A question that naturally follows Elon Musk’s recent pictures showing how SpaceX’s Red Dragon spacecraft would land on Mars woul...