Scientists have mapped out ancient, large-scale river systems across the surface of Mars, providing compelling evidence of ...

Imagine printing your Martian home from dust, sunlight, and a bit of biology. A new synthetic lichen system uses fungi and bacteria to grow building materials directly from Martian soil, completely ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New images from NASA's Curiosity rover show a series of "boxwork" ridges, which looks like large ...

It’s rocking into spiderwebs. NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped pictures of a long-sought geological structure — dubbed “spiderwebs” — on the Red Planet that indicate a history of flowing water, the ...

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Perseverance rover data shows Jezero Crater once held a calm lake, leaving behind mudstones rich in organic-linked minerals. The presence of iron-phosphate and iron-sulfide nodules suggests processes ...

A synthetic habitat could be built with the help of a self-growing technology that harnesses local resources and microbes to autonomously form structures on the Red Planet. Inhabiting Mars has long ...

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