MARS

Physicist says that close encounters with aliens could be like Native Americans meeting Columbus.

Brexit is not to blame.

Phobos is one of the tiniest moons in the whole solar system.

The second-generation Space Race sees tech billionaires battle to find humanity a new home.

India and China have also been announcing ambitious plans to develop their space programs.

Life on Earth may not be enough for the long run. Here's what we need to do to colonise Mars.

Mars UK and Ireland made difficult call today.

Full-size concept vehicle shown off at Nasa Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This is the first close-up study of sand dunes outside of Earth.

Bricks made from Mars-like soil are stronger than reinforced concrete.

The president made the surprise announcement while talking live to the International Space Station.

The metal atoms in the Red Planet's atmosphere come from a 'constant rain of tiny meteoroids'.

Argon was lost from Mars' atmosphere in a process called 'sputtering'.

Nasa's long-term project is aimed at boosting communications technology for future missions to the moon and Mars and beyond.

Bean says that if an advanced alien civilisation had been to Earth they would have made contact.

A team of scientists say what seems like water is just an optical illusion.

Scientists think they have found the mechanism responsible for DNA damage as we age.

However, Nasa said the rover should be able to travel the required distance to complete its planned mission.

The tubers grew remarkably well in extremely dry soil under a Martian atmosphere simulated in a tiny, hermetically sealed box.

Nasa believes a magnetic field around Mars could help further human exploration and colonisation.

The Mars 2117 Project will aim to send the Arab world's first spacecraft to the red planet.

SpaceX boss says 'super intelligent' AI will be like aliens landing on Earth.

Northeast Syrtis, Jezero crater and Columbia Hills have been picked as the landing sites.

Is Elon Musk the busiest and most forward-thinking engineer for a generation? His to-do list seems to say so.

NASA scientists say that a greenhouse gas effect from carbon dioxide couldn't have warmed Mars enough to melt its ice.

Northwest Africa 7635 was discovered in 2012 and is one of 12 ejected from Mars following a major impact.

Aldrin was at the South Pole to see conditions similar to Mars where he hopes a mission will go.

Top finds include organic molecules, traces of an ancient thick atmosphere and the remains of a surface stream-bed.

A vast, shallow repository of ice has been discovered in a convenient spot for landing and living on the Red Planet.

The unique landform could have led to liquid water in a depression in the Hellas region of Mars.