Red Planet

Viral Video: “John Carter” Is on Mars

Kara Swisher in Media on December 2, 2011 at 2:12 am PT

A sci-fi classic goes live-action on the Red Planet.

Don't Suppose There's Any Crude Oil Up There …

John Paczkowski in News on August 1, 2008 at 8:22 am PT

Six years after the Mars Odyssey first discovered evidence of water on Mars, the Phoenix Lander has confirmed it. On Thursday afternoon, a clump of soil pulled from the Red Planet’s frozen arctic sands and brought aboard the spacecraft for testing revealed what appeared to be a small bit of ice.

Don’t Suppose There’s Any Crude Oil Up There …

John Paczkowski in News on August 1, 2008 at 8:22 am PT

Six years after the Mars Odyssey first discovered evidence of water on Mars, the Phoenix Lander has confirmed it. On Thursday afternoon, a clump of soil pulled from the Red Planet’s frozen arctic sands and brought aboard the spacecraft for testing revealed what appeared to be a small bit of ice.