Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover sent an image more than 352 million miles back to Earth of its first scoop of Martian material. The land was lifted from the ground yesterday is 1.8 inches wide and 2.8 ...