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Sometimes, salt deposits on Mars seem to smile back at you,” the ESA said. It’s no secret that researchers have long tried to ...

Scientists suggest the salt deposits could house ancient bacteria from an era when Mars may have had an environment conducive ...

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has unveiled a striking image of a 'smiley face'-shaped salt deposit on ...

Scientists believe that this salt deposit may hold clues to the possibility of ancient life on Mars. Billions of years ago, ...

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a Martian satellite on a quest to uncover signs of life on the Red ...

Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying microbes, to help determine if some of Earth's early ...

If humans released enough engineered nanoparticles into the atmosphere of Mars, the planet could become more than 30 K warmer ...

Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course ...

When humanity eventually conquers Mars, the Red Planet will open up many amazing places for future tourists to explore.

Dave Eggers is the author of “The Circle,” “What Is the What” and, most recently, “The Eyes and the Impossible,” winner of ...

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