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Mars

It's time to decide when to declare a planet lifeless

Life

It's time to decide when to declare a planet lifeless

Spacecraft are sterilised before they visit Mars to protect any life there – but it is expensive and no life has yet been found. When do we stop?

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Humans can bug-out to Mars without ruining search for life

Life

Humans can bug-out to Mars without ruining search for life

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Listening to meteorites hitting Mars will tell us what's inside

Space

Listening to meteorites hitting Mars will tell us what's inside

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What a Red Planet aurora might look like

Space

What a Red Planet aurora might look like

Regulars

Mars lander gets set for mission to probe planet's depths

Space

Mars lander gets set for mission to probe planet's depths

Regulars

Help me 3D print homes for a NASA mission to Mars

Space

Help me 3D print homes for a NASA mission to Mars

Opinion

Martian Magna Carta: Justice and freedom on the final frontier

Life

Martian Magna Carta: Justice and freedom on the final frontier

Features

Mars volcanoes launch dust storms like a skate ramp

Space

Mars volcanoes launch dust storms like a skate ramp

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Curiosity Mars rover takes a rock along for the ride

Space

Curiosity Mars rover takes a rock along for the ride

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ExoMars rover's Martian-hunting camera takes test run in Iceland

Space

ExoMars rover's Martian-hunting camera takes test run in Iceland

A prototype PanCam for the European Space Agency's ExoMars rover has been scanning volcanic north-east Iceland for minerals that might hold clues to life

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Life

NASA's Curiosity rover finds astronauts could farm water on Mars

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Space

Scorch marks left by spacecraft on Mars soon fade

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Space

Rock grab from asteroid will aid human mission to Mars

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Space

NASA's Curiosity rover finds fatty acids on Mars

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