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Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

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A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for life except for perhaps the most important one: liquid water ...

What changed Mars from a potentially habitable world into the barren planet we see today? Scientists at the University of ...

By passing President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill on Tuesday, lawmakers poured new funding into legacy infrastructure ...

By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's climate.

UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...