NASA's latest Mars rover carried a quote from a politician's speech from 1899 in binary code, 7 iconic images, 155 essays and 10.9 million names ...

An Earth-Mars transfer window will open up in October 2024 as the two planets move in their orbits.

To humans across the eons, the red-tinted speck has garnered special attention, with legends wound around its possible ties to Earth.

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

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Consider also the issue of Mars’ fragile ecosystem. The planet certainly has a hostile environment for human life, but on Mars, humans will be the invasive species with all that implies.