MARS

Each participant will have a small room containing a sleeping cot and desk.

The glider, named Prandtl-m, would go through a series of tests before it's deployed on Mars sometime in the early 2020s.

The announcement comes amid a surge in interest in the Red Planet.

The developers of "Bound by Flame" mix "The Witcher" with "Mass Effect" to create a new adventure on Mars.

Named after the bestselling science fiction classic, "2001: A Space Odyssey," the spacecraft has been in orbit around Mars since October 2001.

"Right now, it's about an eight-month mission," NASA administrator Charlie Bolden told reporters. "We'd like to cut that in half."

The United Arab Emirates plans to establish an academic space program as well as the first space research center in the Middle East.

The event was recorded at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day from the rover's location in Gale Crater.

The researchers discovered that the salty water beneath the Taylor Valley stretched from the coast to at least 7.5 miles beneath the surface.

Scientists examined the red planet's temperature and humidity levels for more than a full Mars year.

The rover, trudging on the surface of Mars since 2004, is now the only man-made object to complete a marathon on another celestial body.

Nitrate, not carbon, could be the key to finding evidence of life on the red planet.

Nearly 4.3 billion years ago -- 200 million years after the formation of Earth -- Mars had more water than the Arctic Ocean currently holds.

The rover was sifting drilled rock when it alerted its earthling handlers to an internal mechanical error.

The latest self-portrait of the rover is a collection of pictures taken by the vehicle's robotic arm on the Red Planet.

Amateur astronomers can also spot Jupiter and Saturn in the sky this weekend.

The plume, observed over the surface of Mars in 2012, has challenged our current understanding of the red planet's atmosphere.

The "Black Beauty" meteorite contains different rock types welded together, and helps scientists explain the Martian "dark plains."

Beagle 2, which made a partial landing on Mars in 2003, is now the first European probe to successfully land on another planet.

A "Dust Devil" sent workers at the Rose Bowl running for cover, as it tossed umbrellas, tents and other debris around dangerously.

The vehicle has been on the surface of Mars since January 2004, and is finally showing signs of wear and tear.