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By Kiona N. Smith Published
"You can probably easily build a multistory building on Mars with the material."

By Keith Cooper Published
By making fuel on the Red Planet rather than bringing it from Earth, a Mars mission could save vital mass.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
"Both of our workspaces this week contained features unlike quite anything we have seen in the past."

By Chelsea Gohd Published
A dune field on Mars, as seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

By Leonard David Published
China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample-return mission, which aims to launch in 2028 and return a collection of Red Planet dirt and rock to Earth in 2031.

By Keith Cooper Published
New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves.

By Mike Wall Published
Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them back to Earth.

By Josh Dinner Published
Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured stunning telemetry to create a new flyover visualization of the Red Planet's Southern Highlands and Schiaparelli Crater in magnificent detail.
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