Mars's rare disappearing solar wind event explained
Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and ...
Scientists Think These ‘Kidney Beans’ Could Prove That Mars Once Supported Life
They may resemble kidney beans, but formations on the northern hemisphere of Mars are actually sand dunes covered in carbon ...
Are those kidney beans? NASA spots odd formations on Mars
NASA recently released an overhead view of what appears to be massive kidney beans found on Mars' northern hemisphere. In ...
NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...
Skygazers in S’pore catch glimpse of planet Mars in night sky despite cloud cover
Despite the cloudy skies and rain, some skygazers were able to catch a glimpse of Mars on Jan 16. Read more at ...
See Ethereal Night-Shining Clouds Decorate The Mars Sky
NASA’s Curiosity rover is skygazing and photographing lovely examples of noctilucent clouds on Mars. The wispy formations ...
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See mighty Mars at opposition
Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look when Mars is at opposition — which will happen on Jan.
Can We Live on Mars? A Thought Experiment
We're hurtling toward a new era of mega-rockets with enough power to send colonists to the red planet, but should we?
NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how.
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...
NASA’s Big Mars Update: How to Watch the Upcoming Sample Return Reveal
The space agency will provide a broadcast update on the marquee mission that is intended to recover samples of Martian rock ...