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Mars quiz: How well do you know the Red Planet?
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Mars' features, missions, and mysteries.

Curiosity rover images 3 intersecting Mars ridges | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
As part of its exploration of Mars's boxwork landscape, Curiosity found itself in a fork-in-the-road

Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.

NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars (photo)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The medieval-looking "helmet" is the latest addition to Mars' gallery of odd-shaped rocks.

Mars orbiter looks deep into chasms and valleys on the Martian surface
By Stefanie Waldek published
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has been imaging the dynamic Acheron Fossae region of Mars for more than 20 years.

How the Red Planet craze started 120 years ago: Interview with 'The Martians' author David Baron
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
In a Q&A interview, author and science writer David Baron discusses the turn-of-the-century Mars craze, which he covers in his new book, "The Martians."

A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral
By Julian Dossett published
Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.

China wants to return samples from Mars, but will it allow other nations to inspect its containment methods?
By Leonard David published
International oversight would reduce risks, but could be "a politically sensitive and contentious matter."

Good news for Mars settlers? Red Planet glaciers are mostly pure water ice, study suggests
By Charles Q. Choi published
Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any explorers that might land there one day, a new study finds.
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