NASA Finds Water on Mars

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2013 The Curiosity rover found H2O particles bound to other minerals in Martian dirt. According to scientists, it's enough water to hydrate astronauts who wish to explore the planet in the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Romney on Mars

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Earth Girls Are Easy

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Rover and NASA Are Beaming

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 6, 2012 After voyaging through space for more than eight months, NASA's Curiosity finally reached its destination: Mars. The rover made a harrowing descent onto the Red Planet on Sunday night as it began its two-year mission to determine if the key ingredients for life ever existed there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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This Is the Rocket That Will Take Us to Mars (video)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 Who said NASA is dead? The space agency has unveiled its new rocket design -- the most powerful ever if we go ahead and build it -- capable one day of dropping a human or two on Mars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Still Searching for Water on the Backup Planet

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2010 Our ability to evacuate to Mars once we're done wrecking the Earth depends on a lot, but the whole idea is a nonstarter if the fourth rock from the sun is dry. Ten years ago scientists discovered evidence of flowing water on Mars and we have reason to believe there's plenty of the frozen variety, but we still haven't caught Mars with its gullies wet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NASA Needs More Moonage Daydreamers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2010 A lot of people have said in recent weeks that the space agency simply lacks the chutzpah that put a man on a moon. Figure out global warming? Boring, they say. The Onion has come up with a satirical solution that just might blow your minds: Project Spaceman, the David Bowie-inspired Glam Space Program. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

One Step Closer to Mars

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2009 George W. Bush’s dream of Americans on Mars got a little bit closer to reality Wednesday as NASA successfully launched its prototype Ares I-X rocket. A version of the new rocket is planned to launch Orion, NASA's replacement craft for the aging space shuttle, as America’s preferred method of getting off-planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Methane Hints at Life on Mars

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 NASA scientists have discovered regularly replenished supplies of methane gas on the Red Planet. That raises two possibilities: The gas could be formed by geologic activity or, as anyone who has spent time around cows can tell you, it could be a sign of life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Water on Mars

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2008 For the first time, NASA has captured and is analyzing a sample of actual Martian water, which was collected by the Phoenix lander. It will take some weeks to fully process the data and determine whether the Red Planet could ever have supported life, but it's a promising development for scientists and space nuts alike. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )