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SpaceX moves next Starship spacecraft to launch pad for testing (photos)

SpaceX has moved its newest Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the megarocket's upcoming 11th test flight.

Space · Sep 17, 2025

Mars rovers serve as scientists’ eyes and ears from millions of miles away – here are the tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient life

NASA’s search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists published a paper detailing the Perseverance rover’s investigation of a distinctive rock outcrop called Bright Angel on the edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater. This outcrop is notable for…

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2025

'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars

NASA is working on finding landing sites for future moon astronauts. Part of the work includes thinking about how to prepare for eventual Mars missions with astronauts.

Space · Sep 16, 2025

NASA Life on Mars Announcement: What They Finally Found After Years of Experiment

NASA reveals its strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars after years of experiment with Perseverance rover's Cheyava Falls rock sample.

International Business Times UK · Sep 15, 2025

This theme park sim based on a 30-year-old sci-fi movie is so much better than it has a right to be

The red planet becomes a go-to destination in Mars Attracts.

PC Gamer · Sep 14, 2025

‘The Ziggy Stardust suit sparked my adolescent awakening’: Moby, Goldie, Natalie Merchant and more delve inside Bowie’s archives

As a huge new public collection opens this weekend, famous fans pick out their touchstones – from the game-changing wardrobe that gave birth to glam to the synthesiser that drove his Berlin years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars?

On Episode 177 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Tice to talk about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars.

Space · Sep 13, 2025

British woman among crew training for Mars simulation mission

Laura Marie is one of six research volunteers preparing to spend 378 days inside Nasa’s Mars Dune Alpha in Houston

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

Where could alien life exist in our solar system?

The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?

LiveScience · Sep 13, 2025

Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source

As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample from of a unique, striped rock called Chevaya Falls. The rover’s instruments then analyzed the sample, which is called Sapphire Canyon, and surveyed the…

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2025