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Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intriguing rocks on the Red Planet.
Dark streaks on Mars may not come from water after all, scientists say
Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.
Perseverance Mars rover becomes 1st spacecraft to spot auroras from the surface of another world
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover made skywatching history in March, becoming the first robot to witness auroras from the surface of another planet.
Mars Sample Return now! (op-ed)
The White House's 2026 budget request axes NASA's long-held plan to bring Mars samples to Earth for analysis. Here's why that cancellation would be a mistake.
NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.
'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars
A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle.
'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars
Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.
Mars is covered in evidence of ancient lakes, rain and snow — but scientists aren't sure how that's possible
Valleys on Mars suggest the Red Planet was once covered in flowing water — but it's still a mystery how that could have been.
