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Looking back at Viking, the first mission to Mars

Space

Looking back at Viking, the first mission to Mars

Forty years ago, the Viking mission set the stage for real science in space – and without a human in sight. The Smithsonian pays tribute

Culture

Rip up the rule book and let NASA's Mars rover check 'life' zone

Life

Rip up the rule book and let NASA's Mars rover check 'life' zone

Comment

Is NASA doing enough to look for alien life?

Life

Is NASA doing enough to look for alien life?

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Map of Mars's methane

Life

Spongy minerals could explain why Mars gives off methane burps

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A thermal image coloured red, yellow and green, with a blue channel running through it

Space

Mars was once devastated by giant 50-metre tsunamis

News

Super-salty Turkish lakes may hold key to spotting life on Mars

Earth

Super-salty Turkish lakes may hold key to spotting life on Mars

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Mars lander

Space

SpaceX Mars mission is a chance to hunt for life on the planet

Insight

Picture of Mars with clouds

Space

Unexplained plume over Mars could be caused by solar outburst

News

Artist's impression of Dragon 2 capsule landing on Mars

Space

SpaceX says it will fly to Mars in 2018 – what are its chances?

News

Life

60 Seconds

Big cat airlift, Europe's Sentinel satellites, healthy Mediterranean eating and more

News

Space

First direct evidence of ancient Mars's oxygen-rich atmosphere

News

Space

Mars moons may have formed after collision with Pluto-like world

News

Earth

Colonise Mars as humanity's plan B? It's a dangerous fantasy

Comment

Space

Dust devils on Mars may be boosted by their own shadows

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