Mars Inc., candy-maker and Willy Wonka to your favorite checkout counter candy bars, has announced it will stop selling any candy over 250 calories by the end of 2013. This includes king-size editions of favorites, such as Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, M&M's, 3 Musketeers, Dove, Mars, and Galaxy. Although there's speculation that this move is financially motivated, Mars maintains it's a Read more

While there are still months until the Mars Curiosity rover lands on the Red Planet, get your Martian fix with the free Mars Images app for iOS and Android devices. The app lets you browse the latest images from the Opportunity rover, on the planet since 2004. Take a cue from David Bowie and dream of life on Mars with daily refreshes on the rover's planetary explorations. Read more

There may not have been any human exploration of Mars this year, but there certainly were plenty of galactic milestones in the last 12 months from NASA and international space programs. From the end of the space shuttle program that once had kids dreaming of becoming astronauts to the launch of a space robot to a possible planet twin, which of these 2011 headlines was your highlight of the year's Read more

The space shuttle program may have come to an end, but NASA is moving forward with their quests for space exploration with this week's launch of the Mars rover, Curiosity. The rover, which measures 10 feet long, nine feet wide, and seven feet tall at its highest point is searching the planet for organic, carbon-containing compounds. With the equipment on board, Curiosity can break through the Read more

NASA must be reading our minds again, because its newly announced Tweetup contest to see the launch of the Mars Rover is a space geek's dream come true. The two-day Tweetup for 150 NASA Twitter followers is set to correspond with the expected launch of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover on Nov. 25 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. As with all space launches, viewing the live launch Read more

It's been seven years since the first exploration rover touched down on the Martian landscape, and they have been broadcasting photos and information from the red planet ever since, giving us a new look at what lies on the surface. Find out a little more of what we've learned about Mars since the explorer rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been on the job. There's water in them 'thar hills Read more

After its successful debut of Coconut M&M's, Mars has unveiled Twix Coconut, just in time for warmer weather. Much like the lethal combo of chocolate and caramel, in my mind, the tropical fruit and the Summer season go hand in hand. On my last trip to the drugstore, I couldn't resist picking up one of the new candy bars as a grab-and-go treat. But does it live up to its limited-edition hype? Read more

It's been a while since I've consumed a traditional candy bar, but I'm a sucker for comparison taste tests, so when we received a shipment of Milky Way's latest product, Simply Caramel, I was dying to compare it to the original. Unlike the classic Milky Way, which contains a layer of nougat under a layer of caramel, the interior of the Milky Way Simply Caramel is — you guessed it — nothing Read more

Want to go to Mars without ever leaving Earth? You're in luck! The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for six international volunteers to participate in a simulated voyage to Mars. The catch: you will have to live and work in a sealed facility in Moscow, Russia for 520 days. The project, which sounds like a perfect premise for a reality show, will investigate the psychological and medical Read more