Mars

Is there life on Mars? It's a question asked time and time again. And NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover may be a step closer to answering the question. The rover has measured a tenfold spike in plumes of… Audio

Six people have begun living inside a tiny white dome, isolated from civilization in Hawaii for an eight-month test to see how they'd cope on a mission to Mars. Audio

A new report into the reality TV-funded Mars One project is claiming that technology for settling on the planet is not advanced enough, and colonists would start dying after just 68 days. Haritina… Audio

Dr. Ellen Stofan is the chief scientist at NASA. We speak to her about the prospects of life on Mars, and what it is about studying space that gets her most excited. Audio

Anu Anand lives in India where the jackfruit's being heralded as the way to fight world hunger. Also the country's low budget space mission to Mars puts other efforts to shame. Audio

NASA space explorer Dr Charles Elachi, who led the recent mission to Mars with a rover called Curiosity. Audio