Mars
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![a reddish-orange landscape lined with deep trenches and ravines](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/syRzefkU9tQxctWEiV945f-320-80.jpg)
Fly over the scarred canyons of Mars in this breathtaking video from European spacecraft
By Samantha Mathewson published
ESA's Mars Express orbiter surveyed the vast Nili Fossae trenches, which formed following a massive impact billions of years ago, when water flowed over the Martian surface.
![a deep, dark crater stands out on a reddish-orange planet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5uQN4sn6xpsNZ4Xb4jgMaD-320-80.jpg)
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
By Abha Jain published
Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests.
![Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FWSZNkzdtZb5nuhmangiia-320-80.jpg)
Lost photos suggest Mars' mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise
By Abha Jain published
Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos.
![a close up of multi-colored rock against a background showing a reddish-orange dusty landscape littered with rocks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMycNV9SirLiYeinTVvy2T-320-80.jpg)
Perseverance rover's Mars rock sample may contain best evidence of possible ancient life
By Leonard David published
These samples are uniquely important for return to Earth for further study.
![An illustration of the Mars Orbiter Mission in orbit around Mars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EnMM9kix2PgEEcnH4LXeQg-320-80.png)
India's ambitious 2nd Mars mission to include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
India's second mission to Mars will include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute, according to media reports.
![the sun rises through a red, dusty haze on mars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgR9mtoe2W9SrG75LqitoB-320-80.jpg)
Massive sunspot that brought widespread auroras to Earth now targets Mars
By Meredith Garofalo published
After quite the aurora experience across Earth this past weekend, beastly sunspot AR3664 could give Mars quite the same solar spectacular.
![illustration of a long-necked, six-wheeled rover on the surface of mars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NB7oWhqtuXub3khrXoBFSd-320-80.jpg)
NASA, ESA join forces on life-hunting ExoMars rover
By Leonard David published
NASA and ESA have signed an agreement to team up on the ExoMars rover mission, which aims to launch a life-hunting robot toward the Red Planet in 2028.
![photo of a large white and silver mars rover sitting on the red dirt, with several small buttes in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VJ9eKiRyZouYVMCkwnuaVf-320-80.png)
NASA's Mars sample return mission is in trouble. Could a single SLS megarocket be the answer?
By Andrew Jones published
A single launch of NASA’s Space Launch System megarocket could loft all the hardware needed to return Mars samples to Earth, according to a new Boeing proposal.
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