MARS

Maggie Duckworth, one of 100,000 applicants to apply for the Mars One project, recently revealed her plans to have a baby in space if she is chosen to participate.

More than 100,000 people have applied to leave Earth forever in favor of colonizing Mars.

To celebrate its first year on Mars, the NASA Curiosity Rover sang Happy Birthday to itself, and possibly violated copyright laws.

One year ago, Curiosity's wheels touched down on the Martian surface.

Based on recent research indicating a period of Mars’ history when ice was present, an object crashing into a layer of ice would have produced results similar to a DLE crater.

Snow may have once fallen on Mars. New evidence suggests snow, or rain, created some of the valley networks found on the planet.

A pair of new NASA studies suggests that billions of years ago Mars may have contained noticeable amounts of methane in the atmosphere, a key component in hosting life.

According to a new study by California Institute of Technology, an ancient ocean on Mars may have covered up to one-third of the planet's Northern Hemisphere.

Skittles has gained prominence as a symbol of the innocence of Martin, who was only 17 when George Zimmerman killed him.

NASA's Curiosity Rover completed its third drive on Tuesday, traveling 135 feet, in its months-long journey to Mount Sharp, approximately five miles from its current location.

NASA plans to send a new and improved rover to Mars in 2020, which will collect samples for eventual return to Earth.

NASA's Curiosity captured Phobos, one of two Martian moons, rising in the night sky in its latest video.

Differences between Martian surface rocks and younger Mars-derived meteorites point toward an oxygen-rich atmosphere about 4 billion years ago.

NASA's Curiosity was chosen to become an official LEGO product.

Astronomers have solved the mystery surrounding Mars' twice-daily temperature changes, with peaks during the middle of the day and at midnight.

Long tracks on Martian sand dunes seem to have formed thanks to sliding blocks of dry ice.

Martian clay from a meteorite contained high levels of boron which is necessary to create RNA, a "building block of life," according to a new study.

NASA's rover Opportunity has found clay mineral evidence suggesting suitable drinkable water once existed on Mars.

Stamen Design created several interactive maps of Mars using NASA data. IBTimes talks with the studio's founder to explore the process of creating compelling data visualizations.

Some are speculating that NASA's Curiosity Rover took a photo of a rat on the surface of Mars.

If NASA's Kepler telescope is taken out of commission thanks to a faulty gyroscopic wheel, it will be another learning experience for the agency.