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3D-printed ice shelter wins NASA's Mars habitat design competition

Posted in Science on 2nd Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

The contest sought concepts for how 3D printing might be used to create shelters on Mars. The winner, Ice House, would be built using Mars' predicted abundant water supply.

What liquid water on Mars could mean for the future of space exploration

Posted in Science on 1st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

This result is a game-changer for four main reasons.

Who Will Become the First People on Mars?

Posted in Science on 1st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

A rundown of the ongoing race to the Red Planet:

Earth-like planets around small stars likely have protective magnetic fields, aiding chance for life

Posted in Science on 29th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Earth-like planets orbiting close to small stars probably have magnetic fields.

Liquid water flows on todays Mars, NASA confirms

Posted in Science on 28th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Findings from NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars, NASA announced today.