Mars: Facts, news, features and articles about the Red Planet

No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe

By Robert Lea Published 14 May 26

NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).

They really launched this tiny spacecraft (Well, sort of.) | Space photo of the day for May 11, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 11 May 26

It's the tiniest Mars test we've seen yet.

Here's what 6 years of driving on Mars did to the wheels on NASA's Curiosity rover (video)

By Samantha Mathewson Published 7 May 26

A new video released by NASA/JPL documents six years of Curiosity rover's wheels while driving on Mars.

Drone radar could help spacecraft pinpoint where to drill for water on Mars, scientists say

By Samantha Mathewson Published 1 May 26

Drone-mounted radar flown over glaciers on Earth show how the technology can map buried ice in detail, helping future Mars spacecraft choose exactly where to drill.

Is it cake? No, it's a parachute! | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 1 May 26

In this donut-shaped bag is a massive parachute. Next stop? Mars.

NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture sweeping Mars panoramas (video)

By Samantha Mathewson Published 1 May 26

New panoramic views from NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers reveal dramatically different Martian terrains shaped by ancient water and billions of years of geological change.

Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 24 April 26

Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet's Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows.

Ancient volcanic ash seen blowing across Mars in new spacecraft images

By Keith Cooper Published 23 April 26

New images from the Mars Express spacecraft show ancient volcanic ash spreading across the Red Planet.

Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad

By Andrew Jones Published 23 April 26

The complex MMX mission aims to shed light on the origins of Mars' two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, bringing Phobos material back to Earth in 2031.

NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there

By Leonard David Published 21 April 26

NASA's Curiosity rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth.