The Red Planet has been
getting a lot of attention recently, between India's low-cost MOM probe
entering Mars's orbit, NASA's MAVEN doing the same, and the Curiosity rover
reaching the most potentially fertile site yet for signs of ancient life. Elon
Musk has even talked about building a city there. For most people who look out
at the night sky and wonder whether we're alone, Mars holds our best hope for
proving that we're not.
