NASA is planning a new Mission to Mars, which is scheduled to be launched this November with a landing taking place April of next year. The rover is named Curiosity, and it will search for organic molecules / see if Mars is or was capable of supporting life.

More information can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory

In addition a seemingly cool book on Mars has just been released entitled "A Passion For Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet" by Andrew Chaikin.

http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Mars-Intrepid-Explorers-Planet/dp/0810972743

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