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Viking landers may have missed Martian life
"Researchers now say that the landers’ experiments were not sensitive enough to find life and in any case may not have been able to spot the strange forms that Martian life might take."Move Into Space, but Where?
"While the question is not a pressing one for most people, for the futurists mapping the humans path to space, the destination makes all the difference in the world." Orbital colonies get myThe Physics of Space Battles
We have theorized about space battles for decades in films and TV, but what happens if we get out there, go terraform Mars, and the Martian colonists actually revolt. Or suppose we encounter hostil..Shut-Ins Wanted: Russia Seeks Volunteers for Simulated Mars Mission
I really am very tempted to sign up for this - the likelihood of them picking an unfit nobody blogger is remote in the extreme, but what is there to lose?Balls to Mars!
Engineers envision exploring Mars with mini probes...more efficient, more versatile, less of a financial disaster when one goes wrong.Scientist Calls Mars a Terraforming Target for the 21st Century
"Overall, Wood said that a workable plan can be scripted to raise the average temperature of Mars, rid the world of excess carbon dioxide, as well as generate soil to support agriculture." NNASA - Mars Rover Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of Wetter Past
"A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now." 'Wet MMartian Explorers Should Be Looking for Fossils
"Instead of just looking for current life on Mars, Arizona State University professor Jack Farmer thinks that future missions should also be looking for ancient fossils on the Red Planet. In factDig deeper to find Martian life
"Although current drills may find essential tell-tale signs that life once existed on Mars, cellular life could not survive the radiation levels for long enough any closer to the surface of MarsReconsidering Viking on Mars
"...if the Viking scientists had known these results thirty years ago, they would have interpreted Viking’s work differently [...] we can’t discount organic molecules in the soil, which probablyTitanic Storm, Nanoflares, More [5 Pics]
A storm brews on a Saturn moon, gullies drape a Martian crater, tiny bursts of extraordinary energy heat the sun's atmosphere, and more in the week's best space pictures.Inside Deep Space Boot Camp
What does it take to prep humans for a trip to an asteroid or a martian moon? Starvation? Isolation? Recycling feces for food? NASA's newest astronauts begin a grueling training regimen this fall t..Mars Express And The Story Of Water On Mars
"The big picture of a warm wet Mars is not completely correct. Any warm wet period lasted only a few hundred million years. By four thousand million years ago, it was over..." Interesting stRussian space general searches for life on Mars
Though not in person, obviously. He's the head of the Russian space agency, most of whose workers are paid less than the average shopworker here in the UK, and he's planning a probe to Phobos to colleStudies Find the Toxic Side of Martian Dust Storms
Hydrogen peroxide, to be precise - and if that stuff is blowing around over there, the chances of finding life as we know it are significantly lowered...untill next month's academic paper on Mars, ofMystery Solved: Mars Had Large Oceans
"The once-flat shorelines were disfigured by a massive toppling over of the planet, scientists announced today. The warping of the Martian rock has hidden clear evidence of the oceans..." OhGiant Pool of Water Ice at Mars' South Pole
"Mars is unlikely to sport beachfront property anytime soon, but the planet has enough water ice at its south pole to blanket the entire planet in more than 30 feet of water if everything thawedExoMars Rover Will be the Coolest Martian with Six Wheels
Preparations for the European ExoMars mission appear to be in full swing for a 2013 launch to the Red Planet. This will be a huge mission for ESA as they have yet to control a robot on another planet.
