Astronauts to Mars? Water on Mars? Craft ready to go?

Red Planet or Bust: 5 Manned Mars Mission Ideas Space.com A number of organizations, both public and private, are drawing up plans to send astronauts toward the Red Planet, whose allure as an otherworldly destination and potential host of alien lifehas beckoned scientists and dreamers for hundreds of years. See all stories on this topic »

Secret To Water On Mars: Greenhouse Gases Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide iScienceTimes.com Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, has been a huge enigma for scientists for decades. There is no life on Mars, yet there is unmistakable evidence that everything needed to create the condition for life exists on the planet. The latest discovery ... See all stories on this topic »

Mars craft now in final earth orbit Daily News & Analysis India's maiden interplanetary spacecraft Orbiter, headed to Mars, entered the final orbit around earth early Wednesday to prepare for its trans-injection into the sun's orbit early Sunday (Dec 1). Its voyage to the red planet, as Mars is called, will ... See all stories on this topic »