https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Chocolate giant Mars on Tuesday ordered a massive recall of Mars and Snickers bars as well as Milky Way Minis in Germany after plastic was found in a product. https://www.thelocal.de/20160223/mars-snickers-and-milky-way-recalled-across-germany Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:33:17 +0100 mars-snickers-and-milky-way-recalled-across-germany It may not seem a great offer, but for 200,000 applicants, a planned 2024 space flight with no return to the Red Planet is the final-frontier jackpot. Potsdam student Denis Newiak has made it to the last 660. https://www.thelocal.de/20150212/one-way-ticket-to-mars-is-students-dream Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:25:04 +0100 one-way-ticket-to-mars-is-students-dream Astronauts could be growing fruit and vegetables in space in the future, with German scientists developing greenhouses for a potential Mars colony. Not only beneficial to the astronaut's nutrition, the fresh vegetables will also boost their morale. https://www.thelocal.de/20140613/germans-want-to-grow-vegetables-in-space-on-mars Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:43:00 +0200 germans-want-to-grow-vegetables-in-space-on-mars A €7-billion expedition wants to put humans on Mars within the decade. Thousands have applied to go to the red planet and the would-be-spacemen who want to swap Germany for life on Mars are The Local's Germans of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20131205/meet-the-germans-who-want-to-move-to-mars Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:07:00 +0100 meet-the-germans-who-want-to-move-to-mars The German camera attached to a robot arm on the Phoenix spacecraft sent to Mars by NASA has possibly discovered ice on the red planet. https://www.thelocal.de/20080603/12251 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:05:00 +0200 12251