The viewcam's gone on to reach the stars, folks. And the best part is it's taking you along for the ride. ESA's Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera is now up for public viewing and now you can quite literally see the red planet within your reach.

Moon go boom. You may have heard of NASA's plan to bomb the moon in their quest to find water on the lunar surface. Just how are they going to do it exactly? Story in the full article.

Scientists have found the soil in Mars to be similar to our own planet's. Examining it more closely, scientists discovered that it's rich in the compound perchlorate which could inhibit life. Some scientists now doubt if life could exist in the red planet, but NASA remains optimistic despite the odds. More in the full article.

By now you may know how NASA made such a significant discovery on Mars that they had to brief the White House on it. Rumors are rampant that they have found life on Mars, but this may not be the case as Martian soil may be too harsh for life after all. Story in the full article.

It looks like the case of the disappearing shiny rocks is solved. It really was water after all. NASA's Phoenix Lander has confirmed that water - frozen water, at least - exists on the surface of the Red Planet. Story in the full article.

Human beings have a bad habit of making the place they inhabit quite uninhabitable. (I like the word "habit" for some reason.) The sad thing is, human beings as a race would probably be the last to suffer its own mistakes - it's the rest of the world that would suffer first, and it looks like the polar bears of the Arctic are the next casualties. In this edition of the Science Weekend Warrior, we take a look at what it's like to be on top of the food chain.

Mars is all wet. Well, was wet at least. New evidence conclusively show that Mars once had vast regions brimming with water. Scientists even believe that the Martian environment was suitable for life. Story in the full article.

The Earth is old. Far older than we can imagine. It has a history of life we've only glimpsed here and there from fossil records and other clues. It was here long before we came, and will be here long after we're gone. There's no better reminder of this than seeing how vulnerable life on the planet really is. This week's Science Weekend Warrior is all about appreciating life on Earth.

On the fourth of July, there will be more than just fireworks in the night sky. On July 4 and the following days after that, Saturn, Mars, and our very own Moon will be doing the cha-cha in the West sky, with the constellation of Leo providing the dancefloor. Details and sky maps in the full article.

Welcome to our first edition of the Science Weekend Warrior! This is the place where we talk about the cutting edge of science, from the latest technological advancements, to the latest discoveries on Mars. Though sometimes we just like to talk about something interesting, like how Mars (the chocolate company, not the planet) wants to decode the DNA of chocolate. Basically, stuff to geek over.