The Red Planet is one of the few places in our cosmic neighborhood where extraterrestrial life may have previously emerged, and it could soon have new inhabitants — if and when we send humans to ...

Aggregates (Martian regolith) bind together through contact with human serum albumin (HAS), a protein found in blood plasma,” they write. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

In the vast, untapped oil sands of Alberta, Canada, Syncrude’s upgrader looks like an industrial Martian base as it sucks oil out of the shale.There’s are no spouts of black gold here — just ...

This allows Martian landers to refuel between missions to and from the surface of the Red Planet, where a small permanent base is being built, according to Lockheed Martin's vision. Advertisement ...