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A spacecraft at Mars watched a dust storm lift tons of grains in a short time
By Elizabeth Howell published
The United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft spotted a lot of dust moving around on Mars after a regional storm in January 2022.
Mars Express orbiter suggests evidence of ancient microbial life, water and volcanism on Red Planet
By Robert Lea published
The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has imaged the vast lava plains of Elysium Planitia, showing evidence of recent volcanism and proving the Red Planet has a turbulent past.
NASA donates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter prototype to Smithsonian
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The Smithsonian would love to display the first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another world, but with Ingenuity still busy on Mars, the institution has accepted the next best thing.
The mission to discover the mystery origin of Mars’ moons
By Ben Rider-Stokes published
The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about 22km in diameter) and Deimos (about 13km in diameter), have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate.
Mars' atmosphere swelled like a balloon when solar wind stopped blowing. Scientists are thrilled
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's MAVEN orbiter has collected data of the unexpected dynamics on Mars, showing how extreme solar events influence the planet's atmosphere, an insight valuable to understanding its evolution.
Japan may delay its Mars moon sampling mission MMX due to rocket problems
By Andrew Jones published
Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay as JAXA's new H3 rocket, which will launch MMX, failed on its debut flight in March.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter aces 2nd-longest flight on the Red Planet
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter covered nearly half a mile of Martian ground on Friday (Dec. 15), acing its second-longest flight on the Red Planet.
Strange underground polygons on Mars hint at Red Planet's wet past
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Buried dozens of meters under the equator of Mars is a large honeycomb pattern similar to, but much larger than, those found only near Earth's frigid poles.
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