One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

The idea of transforming Mars into a more Earth-like environment, where humans could eventually live without the need for ...

In the coming decades, missions to explore Mars will determine whether the Red Planet is fit for human beings to […] ...

Because salt has been detected on Mars, it is likely that Martian mudflows are also salty, much like Earth’s mud volcanoes, ...

In an experiment simulating harsh Martian conditions, including X-ray radiation, scientists discovered that certain lichens ...

The planet's pressure would also ... if smashed into Mars, could give the planet an atmosphere. Mars has a much thinner atmosphere than Earth, made up mostly of CO2. But getting an asteroid ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is testing spacesuit materials on Mars to help scientists design gear for future astronauts.

aculeata to Mars-like atmospheric conditions, including simulated air pressure and temperature changes ... of life could one day survive beyond Earth.