China opens Mars education base in Gobi desert - China on Wednesday opened 'Mars Base 1' in the Gobi desert, a facility aimed at educating young people about conditions on Mars.
World's oldest winemaker, Georgia aims to grow grapes on Mars - The Caucasus country of Georgia is immensely proud of its ancient wine-making tradition, claiming to be the first nation to make wine thousands of years ago. Now it wants to be the first to grow grapes on Mars.
WATCH: NASA declares Mars rover dead after 15 years on red planet - Nasa's longest-running rover on Mars has been pronounced dead, 15 years after it landed on the planet. Opportunity was built to operate just three months, but ran from July 2003 to June 2018, continuing to send back vital information.