Report identifies science objectives of human Mars exploration

Published on December 11, 2025
Several “long poles,” or enabling technologies, need to be developed before establishing a Martian outpost like the one illustrated here. Credit: NASA/JPL

The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes.

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