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Mars October 21, 2015

It's a date! Millionaire Dennis Tito to send couple on manned Mars mission on Jan. 5, 2018

On Jan., 5, 2018, the United States will launch a manned mission to Mars. The flight will allow a yet unchosen man and a woman to become the first humans ever to lay eyes on Mars -- but not feet. 

Mars October 21, 2015

Is millionaire space tourist planning trip to Mars?

Buzz is building about a planned 2018 private mission to Mars, which may launch the first humans toward the Red Planet.

Mars October 21, 2015

Curiosity rover first robot to ever drill into Mars

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has beamed home photos confirming that it recovered samples from deep within a Red Planet rock, cementing the robot's place in exploration history.

Mars October 20, 2015

Still going: Long-lived NASA rover Opportunity commencing tenth year of exploration on Mars

Opportunity, NASA's other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it's easy to forget it's still alive.

Mars October 20, 2015

Mars rover Curiosity's tracks seen from space

The Red Planet ramblings of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity are clearly visible in a new image snapped by a sharp-eyed spacecraft.

Mars October 20, 2015

Curiosity rover's chemistry lab takes first taste of Mars soil

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has delivered the first Martian dirt sample to its onboard chemistry laboratory, testing out gear that forms the scientific heart of the $2.5 billion robot.

Mars October 20, 2015

Manned Mars missions could threaten Red Planet life

Humanity has long dreamed of putting boots on Mars, but those boots have the potential to stomp all over any lifeforms that may exist on the Red Planet.

Mars October 20, 2015

Weather on Mars surprisingly pleasant, Curiosity rover finds

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is enjoying some nice, warm weather on the Red Planet — and spring hasn't even come to its landing site yet.

Mars October 20, 2015

America's first one-year space voyage has astronaut excited

A NASA astronaut is getting ready to be the first American to spend a continuous year in space, and he is excited.

Mars October 20, 2015

NASA’s new Orion spacecraft lifts off on first test flight

After scrubbing the initial launch on Thursday, NASA’s new Orion spacecraft made its inaugural test flight on Friday, lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 7:05 a.m. ET.

Mars October 20, 2015

Search for Mars life starts on Earth

Frigid lakes bombarded by UV radiation and boiling, acidic springs are some of the otherworldly Earth environments where scientists plan to hunt for clues to life on Mars