Growing Rice Plants on Mars? Red Planet's First Humans Could Farm Gene-Edited Crops, Researchers Say

Medicine & Technology May 01, 2023

Researchers found that gene-edited crops, particularly rice, could grow in the harsh environment of Mars. Read the article to learn more.

ESA Wants To Use Martian Soil To Farm Oxygen In Mars Through This Device

Mar 06, 2022

Here's how the European Space Agency (ESA) may use Martian soil to farm useable oxygen on Mars.

Elon Musk Envisions a Human Colony on Mars With Terraforming, Vegan Diets

Feb 23, 2022

How does Elon Musk plan to develop a human settlement on Mars? Let's find out what he thinks about living on the Red Planet.

Why Is Mars Red? Experts Discover That Inches Beneath Planet's Surface Has a Different Color

Dec 29, 2021

Many people are still confused about why Mars is red. To give a clearer explanation, experts identified this chemical and other contributing aspects that allow the dominant reddish hue to cover the Martian surface.

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Finds Molecule from Red Planet’s Soil Sample for the First Time

Nov 02, 2021

After NASA Mars Curiosity Rover cleaned up some dirt in 2017, a team of researchers discovered organic compounds on Martian soil.

Mushrooms on Mars, Worm-Like Organisms and Other Unproven Claims About the Red Planet Revealed

Jun 15, 2021

A recently published study claims to have discovered evidence for mushrooms on Mars. These specific features are commonly known and were detected by cameras aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Could Sparkling Dust Particles From Martian Dust Storm Affect Mars Perseverance Rover?

Feb 23, 2021

Experiments conducted by the University of Oregon show that electrical sparks might light up the raging dust storms on Mars.

Scientists Discovered The Process To Make Bricks From Martian Soil

Apr 28, 2017

Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet's red soil into bricks without needing to use an oven or additional ingredients. Instead, they would just need to apply pressure to compact the soil, the equivalent of a blow from a hammer.