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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.

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.

By Charles Q. Choi Published
Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, a new study finds.

By Samantha Mathewson Published
If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet’s icy surface.

By Samantha Mathewson Published
Blocks of carbon dioxide ice appear to carve mysterious gullies on Mars as they melt down dune slopes and blast away sand.

By Josh Dinner Published
A new study indicates that crews with a wider range of personalities perform better under pressure, possibly informing how NASA selects and trains its astronauts for future missions to Mars.

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
Two decades of spacecraft images reveal more than 1,000 dust devils whipping across Mars at unexpected speeds, offering fresh insight into how wind and dust shape the Red Planet.

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
NASA's Perseverance rover has found minerals that could have powered life on Mars — or simply shaped the Red Planet's environment in fascinating ways.

By Andrew Jones Published
NASA has reported possible biosignatures in a Mars rock, but delays and funding woes cloud its sample return mission. Could China's Tianwen-3 step in and deliver samples from the site itself?

By Josh Dinner Published
Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.
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