MARS

Lake sediments found in Jezero crater hint at past life on Mars

ASTRONOMY
In a significant discovery published in the journal Science Advances, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Oslo have uncovered evidence suggesting the...

NASA helicopter’s mission ends after three years on Mars

MARS
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after...

Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars offers hope that Perseverance rover’s soil and rock samples hold traces of life

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If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover's verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that...

Curiosity captures a martian day, from dawn to dusk

MARS
When NASA's Curiosity Mars rover isn't on the move, it works pretty well as a sundial, as seen in two black-and-white videos recorded on...

Mars photo shows planet in true color, like you’ve never seen it before

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Twenty years ago, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express embarked on a journey to the Red Planet. Today, we’re celebrating this milestone with a...

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons—and the mission that could solve it

ASTRONOMY
The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about 22km in diameter) and Deimos (about 13km in diameter), have been puzzling scientists for decades, with...

Zhurong rover detects mysterious polygons beneath the surface of Mars

MARS
China's Zhurong rover was equipped with a ground-penetrating radar system, allowing it to peer beneath Mars's surface. Researchers have announced new results from the...

NASA feels a ‘sense of urgency’ to get to Mars: Idaho scientists could help us get there

ASTRONOMY
China has repeatedly stunned the U.S. intelligence community in the last five years with rapid progress in its space exploration program, landing a rover...

NASA’s Curiosity rover clocks 4,000 days on Mars

ASTRONOMY
Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover remains busy conducting exciting science. The...

A collapsed Mars lava chamber seen from space

MARS
Lava tubes and chambers attract a lot of attention as potential sites for bases on the moon and Mars. They provide protection from radiation,...

New study finds Mars’s liquid iron core is smaller and denser than previously thought

ASTRONOMY
For four years, NASA's InSight lander recorded tremors on Mars with its seismometer. Researchers at ETH Zurich collected and analyzed the data transmitted to...

Scientists discover molten layer covering Martian core

ASTRONOMY
NASA's InSight mission to Mars helped scientists map out Mars' internal structure, including the size and composition of its core, and provided general hints...
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