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Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic video
By Elizabeth Howell published
The NASA Perseverance rover recently turned its gaze to the sky to spot a solar eclipse. The asteroid-sized Phobos passed in front of the sun on Feb. 8, from the perspective of Mars.
Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake
By Robert Lea published
New evidence that Mars was volcanically active around 4 billion years ago could provide researchers with more places to hunt for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.
NASA's Perseverance rover confirms presence of ancient lake on Mars and it may hold clues to past life
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Perseverance rover is equipped with a radar imager, allowing researchers to create a subsurface profile of Jezero Crater to better understand its geological past.
If life exists on Mars, don't count on sample-return missions to find it, scientists say
By Leonard David published
While ambitious plans to return Red Planet samples to Earth are in development, some scientists argue that we should instead find ways to analyze Mars samples on the planet itself.
NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
By Mike Wall published
NASA lost contact with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Thursday (Jan. 18), toward the end of the little rotorcraft's 72nd Red Planet flight.
Water ice buried at Mars' equator is over 2 miles thick
By Keith Cooper published
The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet's equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted.
'Star Trek' on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Curiosity rover found a Mars rock shaped like a Star Trek badge this month. The mission continues to beam up images from the Red Planet after 12 years of work.
Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China's Tianwen-1 probe (photos)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter spotted a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the solar system.
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