Just how scientifically accurate is Ridley Scott's adaptation of The Martian? As it turns out, it's pretty darn accurate!

In a nutshell NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected the first carefully selected Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, ...

“Whether it holds a record of ancient life, was food for life, or has existed in the absence of life, organic matter in Martian materials holds chemical clues to planetary conditions and processes,” ...

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ancient life on Mars.

It’s a multibillion-dollar collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency that aspires to haul Martian soil back to Earth sometime in the next decade for laboratory scrutiny.

Being a botanist, he figures out he can grow potatoes in the hab by fertilizing Martian soil with his own feces and moistening the soil with water generated by burning hydrazine, a flammable ...

Photo: NASA JPL Up in orbit, the spacecraft that will bring the samples back to Earth must be capable of carrying up to 30 tubes of Martian soil. There are also changes to the way in which the ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is making history by collecting handpicked Martian samples for future return to Earth. Scientists are eager to study these specimens to unlock secrets about Mars’ ancient ...