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Large solar storm sparks global aurora and doubles radiation levels on Mars

This event was big enough to be detected at Earth too, even though Earth was on the opposite side of the Sun from Mars

Mars soil is toxic! It can wipe out life: Study

The study has dealt a blow to the hopes of finding alien life on the red planet

Astronauts travelling to Mars have higher risk of cancer: Know why

This is due to exposure to cosmic rays outside the protection of Earth's magnetic field

Moon to be developed as a base camp for Mars missions

Moon to be at the centre of efforts to create a permanent, independent space-faring society.

NASA's 'Journey to Mars' missions face delays due to budget challenges

A report by NASA's Office of Inspector General cited technical as well as budget challenges

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft reveals - Mars atmosphere has metallic ions

MAVEN is exploring the Martian upper atmosphere to understand how the planet lost most of its air

Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter completes 50,000th orbit

It has provided a library of images now covering 99.1 per cent of Mars

Scientists say deploying giant magnetic shield could make Mars habitable

About 4.2 billion years ago, the magnetic field of the red planet suddenly disappeared

UAE to build first city on Mars by 2117

UAE to prepare cadres to achieve scientific breakthroughs to facilitate people to Red Planet

Now, scientists find proof of volcanic activity on Mars too

Evidence of at least 2 billion years of volcanic activity has been uncovered

European craft crashed on Mars, possibly exploded: ESA

The image contained a white spot, thought to be the doomed lander's parachute spread out on the alien surface

Mars crust contributed to makeup of its atmosphere

2 gases can be used as tracers to help scientists investigate the evolution and erosion of the Martian atmosphere

Curiosity rover uncovers layered rock formations on Mars

Rock layers forming the base of Mount Sharp accumulated as sediment within ancient lakes billions of years ago

Mars may have been more Earth-like than thought: NASA

Presence of the same types of materials on Mars suggests that something similar happened there

Scientists find Mars surface replica in India

One simply needs to head over to the Gujarat to glimpse the remarkable rocky landscape similar to the Red planet.