Mars

Mars, the Red Planet, is the fourth planet from the sun.

Related Topics: Curiosity Mars Rover Mission, ExoMars, India Mars Orbiter Mission, Mars Rover Opportunity, Maven Mars Mission 

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The "dog door" feature discovered by NASA's Curiosity rover.

'Dog door' on Mars found by Curiosity rover is a rocky 'doorway into the ancient past,' NASA says

By Tereza Pultarova published

The strange door-like feature discovered in a martian cliff earlier this month is perfectly natural but provides a "doorway into the past", said NASA.

An anthropomorphic test device or flight dummy nicknamed Rosie the Rocketeer appears strapped into a seat in Boeing's Starliner capsule.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Elizabeth Howell published

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

Boeing's Starliner OFT-2 spacecraft near the International Space Station.

The top space stories of the week!

By Elizabeth Howell published

Starliner reaches space, a spacewalk water issue, and a Voyager 1 glitch.

The Mars Curiosity rover's Mast camera snapped this intriguing image of the Red Planet, showing a "doorway" structure, on May 7, 2022, or Sol 3466 in Martian days.

The 'doorway' seen on Mars is not for aliens. Here's how it really formed.

By Tom Metcalfe published

The internet erupted after a photograph from the Mars Curiosity rover appeared to show an "alien door," experts are pretty sure it's just a natural feature.

Photo of NASA's InSight Mars lander with dust-covered solar array on April 24, 2022.

NASA's Mars lander InSight has only a few months to live on the Red Planet

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Mars lander InSight has only a few months of science life left as it faces dwindling power from Martian dust.

A 3D rendering of Mars.

Watch the Humans to Mars Summit 2022: Red Planet travel and international relations take center stage

By Elizabeth Howell published

The 2022 Humans to Mars Summit kicks off on Tuesday (May 17) in Washington, D.C.

A dark speck marks the InSight lander against the reddish Martian surface

NASA will give Mars InSight mission update Tuesday: Listen live

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA will issue an update on its long-running InSight Mars lander mission, and you can listen to the event live.

An astronaut on Mars in of "For All Mankind" season 3 poster.

'For All Mankind' season 3 trailer sets up three-way space race to Mars

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A three-way race to Mars is set to lift off with the return of the critically-acclaimed "For All Mankind." Apple TV Plus released the trailer for the third season.

A ridgeline on Mars in imagery from NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which is aiming to assist the Perseverance rover with future activities. The image was captured April 23, 2022, during the 27th flight of Ingenuity.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity scouts rocky ridge for Perseverance rover

By Elizabeth Howell published

As NASA's Martian helicopter recovers from a communications glitch, data from a past flight is showing a Red Planet ridge in high definition.

Conceptual drawing of a Mars Sample Retrieval Lander.

Mars sample return: Could Red Planet life contaminate Earth?

By Leonard David published

Hauling to Earth samples of Mars that might contain Red Planet life is deemed a low risk affair in terms of ecological and public safety — but that risk is not zero.

The Zhurong rover looks back on tracks it has left on the surface of Mars.

Water may have been on Mars much more recently than scientists thought, China's rover suggests

By Andrew Jones published

Evidence is growing that Mars, now cold and dry, had liquid water running on its surface much more recently than previously thought.

A high-resolution camera image of Triolet crater taken by Tianwen 1 on April 17, 2022.

China's Mars rover Zhurong is hunkering down for its 1st Red Planet winter

By Andrew Jones published

China's Zhurong Mars rover is adjusting to its first winter on the Red Planet while its companion orbiter continues to map the world from above.

A sample of the Miller Range 03346 meteorite, cut in half.

Scientists peer inside a Mars meteorite to check for signs of a habitable world

By Charles Q. Choi published

Liquid water once shaped the rock inside a meteorite from Mars, but likely did not support any microbial life, a new study finds.

An artist's depiction of the InSight lander on Mars.

NASA's InSight lander detects the biggest quake on Mars yet

By Tereza Pultarova published

A magnitude 5 quake shook the surface of Mars on May 4, the strongest temblor ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth.

A photograph taken by the Perseverance rover of the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars in April 2021, just after the rover deployed the chopper.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity recovering from communications blackout spawned by dust

By Elizabeth Howell published

Ingenuity appears to be in recovery from a communications glitch on Mars.

Carbon dioxide frost appears light blue in these images captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey rover.

Mars sports 'invisible' frost and dust avalanches, and scientists may finally know why

By Stefanie Waldek published

Martian frost may be camouflaged by dust, which could cause dust avalanches.

SpaceX artist's concept of a city on Mars.

Humanity will go to Mars 'in this decade,' SpaceX president predicts

By Mike Wall published

Astronauts will likely make it to the Red Planet's surface before the end of the 2020s, according to SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell.

The European ExoMars rover may reach Mars in 2028.

Europe's life-hunting Mars rover unlikely to launch before 2028 due to Russia-Ukraine war

By Tereza Pultarova published

The European ExoMars rover is unlikely to launch before 2028 as the European Space Agency is replacing its Russian-built landing platform due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

An artist's depiction of a rocket launching Mars samples off the planet's surface for the journey to Earth.

NASA wants your input on its Mars sample return project

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA is asking the public to comment on an environmental assessment for its Mars sample return effort.

A perspective view of the south polar cap of Mars, using data from two retired NASA missions. It combines Viking imagery with topography from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft.

These dry ice glaciers on Mars are moving at its south pole

By Elizabeth Howell published

A new study finds that dry ice flows closer to 100 times faster than water ice in the thin atmospheres on Mars, when on high slopes.