By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An immense reservoir of liquid water may reside deep under the surface of Mars within fractured igneous rocks, holding enough to fill an ocean that would cover the entire surface of Earth's planetary neighbor. That is

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be done in real life? Scientists are now proposing a new approach to

NASA's Perseverance rover has made a significant discovery on Mars: It indicates that the planet's Jezero crater was once filled with water. This finding raises the exciting possibility that the rover may have uncovered evidence of fossilized life on Mars. Perseverance, accompanied

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown food will be a must. It simply would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in the midst of a budget crunch - retrieving precious soil samples collected on Mars and flying them back to

Just as politicians rarely keep what they promise before the election, so Elon Musk has deluded us for years about the possibility of living on Mars. After the proclamations and the plans, the billionaire preferred to buy himself a social

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published on Friday. The

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On May 4, 2022, NASA's InSight lander detected the largest quake yet recorded on Mars, one with a 4.7 magnitude - fairly modest by Earth standards but strong for our planetary neighbor. Given Mars lacks the

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