For centuries, Mars has captured the human imagination. Its reddish glow, visible in the night sky, has inspired countless stories about alien civilizations and worlds beyond our own. Even H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi novel ‘The War of the Worlds’ (published in 1898) depicts an invasion of Martians on Earth.
Today, the question of whether life exists on Mars is no longer simply the subject of science fiction. Indeed, it has become one of the most important questions in space exploration.
But how close are scientists to answering this question? What have they discovered on our red neighbor? Click on to find out.