Mars

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What Would We Eat on Mars?

We have yet to travel to Mars and the journey isn't easy. What are some of the other challenges that present themselves? Discover more about Mars and the obstacles to growing food there.
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NASA Found Opal on Mars. What’s It Mean for the Search for Past Life?

The fact that opal was found in the ground at Mars’ Gale Crater means Gale Crater probably once had large amounts of groundwater, and probably more recently than we used to think.
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What Does Martian Dirt Taste Like?

Martian soil, which contains perchlorate, has a laundry list of potential side effects, including death! So don’t take “The Martian” as fact and maybe stick to growing potatoes in Earth soil for now.
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Mission: Mars

The Museum of Science has partnered with Filament Games to design and build Mission: Mars, a Roblox game set on the Red Planet. Players use the engineering design process to figure out how to design, build, explore and survive on Mars.
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Making it to Mars: MOXIE

MOXIE, part of NASA’s Perseverance rover, is going to find out if it’s possible to generate oxygen literally out of thin (Martian) air!
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Making it to Mars: Where's the Oxygen?

Learn how Mars’s atmosphere is different from Earth’s and why it’s one of the things that makes putting humans on Mars so difficult.
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Making it to Mars: Challenges

Getting humans to Mars has been a goal of NASA's for decades. But it comes with challenges! Learn what they are and more in this Sparks of Science video from #MOSatHome at the Museum of Boston.