MARS

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies again after unscheduled landing

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July 22 flight short....

In-situ observations of marine sedimentary rocks suggest ancient northern ocean on Mars

An international research team led by Professor Long Xiao from the School of Earth Sciences of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) has discovered the...

China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes

Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China's rover. The finding highlights...

Scientists detect seismic waves traveling through Martian core for the first time

Scientists observed seismic waves traveling through Mars' core for the first time and confirmed model predictions of the core's composition. An international research team—which included...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover gets a major software upgrade

The update brings loads of improvements, the most significant being new driving capabilities. Years in the making, a major software update that has been installed...

NASA unveils ‘Mars’ habitat for year-long experiments on Earth

Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand—NASA unveiled on Tuesday its new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for...

New Mars research review tells story of the red planet’s atmosphere evolution

Mars is one of the most studied planets in our solar system, second only to Earth. Signs point to the red planet once existing...

Fly around Jezero Crater on Mars in this new video

There's a reason Jezero Crater was chosen as the landing site for the Perseverance Rover: it is considered one of the likeliest places to...

There could be alien life on Mars, but will our rovers be able to find it?

Robotic rovers are currently exploring the surface of Mars. Part of a rover's mission is to survey the planet for signs of life. There...

Is there life on Mars? Better tools are needed to get the answer

Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of ancient life on the Red Planet may not be sensitive enough...

Study quantifies global impact of electricity in dust storms on Mars

Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth. When dust particles...

Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy

Yogi, Paddington and Winnie the Pooh, move over. There's a new bear in town. Or on Mars, anyway. The beaming face of a cute-looking teddy...

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