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We are fascinated with Mars, our neighbor in space so like Earth in some ways, and so utterly different in others. Two of NASA’s robotic rovers continue their decade-long quest for evidence that Mars was once much warmer, wetter, and more hospitable to life than it is today. J. Kelly Beatty, senior editor for Sky & Telescope magazine, leads an examination of the Red Planet from afar and up close, offering the latest updates on our current and future exploration of Mars and delving into the real odds of finding life there.

The space shuttle was America’s iconic spaceship for 30 years, lifting 355 astronauts into orbit and teaching NASA how to work expertly in space. The shuttles spent 1,323 days in orbit and deployed 180 satellites, payloads, and space station components. NASA astronaut Tom Jones looks at the shuttle’s legacy through the eyes of the more than 130 fellow space fliers he interviewed for his book Space Shuttle Stories (Smithsonian Books).