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Time travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here's why
By Keith Cooper published
Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make future navigation and communication systems on the Red Planet more accurate.

Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?
By Julian Dossett published
Would you like to live in a house on Mars made with Earth bacteria and Martian rocks?

Electric discovery on Mars! Scientists find tiny lightning bolts coming from Red Planet dust clouds
By Keith Cooper published
Scientists used data from NASA's Perseverance rover to find tiny lightning bolts on Mars that could scour biosignatures off the world's surface

Evidence of ancient life on Mars could be hidden away in colossal water-carved caves
By Keith Cooper published
Skylights, openings in the surface of Mars that descend down into caves, have been found on Mars, along with signatures for the presence of water ice.

Deep 'scratches' and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age
By Samantha Mathewson published
New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes and shine light on the planet's dynamic climate history.

Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch
By Mike Wall published
NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.

Mars orbiter spies 'barcode' aftermath of rare Red Planet avalanche caused by meteoroid impact
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A European Mars orbiter spotted barcode-like dust streaks on the slopes of Apollinaris Mons, revealing how tiny avalanches help drive the Red Planet's massive dust cycle.

How AI and sand dunes on Mars can reveal the planet's history, one grain at a time
By Samantha Mathewson published
An innovative technique for measuring the force acting on individual grains of sand could help scientists uncover how winds have shaped the surface of Mars.
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