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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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Titan's northernmost giant lake, Ligeia Mare, contains enough vinyl cyanide to form the cell membranes of ten million cells per cubic centimeter.

The five most impressive geological structures in the solar system

By David Rothery

When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image during its 12th Red Planet flight, on Aug. 16, 2021.

Soar over Mars with NASA's helicopter Ingenuity on its 12th flight (video)

By Mike Wall

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity keeps giving us great bird's-eye views of otherworldly terrain.

An image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2010 shows a yellowish dust cloud with blueish-white plumes of water vapor.

Even small Mars dust storms dry out the Red Planet, scientists find

By Rahul Rao

Thanks to data from three different Mars orbiters, scientists have determined that small, local dust storms, like their much larger counterparts, play a key role in drying out the Red Planet.

The tiny Mars moon Deimos, as photographed by NASA's Mars rover Perseverance.

Perseverance rover spots tiny Mars moon Deimos (video)

By Mike Wall

NASA's Perseverance rover has given us an otherworldly skywatching treat — the minuscule Mars moon Deimos, twinkling in the dusty Red Planet skies.

A panoramic camera image showing the terrain ahead of China's Zhurong Mars rover around Aug. 15, 2021

China's Mars rover Zhurong completes primary mission, gets life extension

By Andrew Jones

China's Zhurong rover has completed its primary three-month-long expedition on Mars but is set to continue exploring the Red Planet.

A portion of a panorama that was created by the Curiosity mission team using 129 images captured by the Mars rover’s Mastcam imager on July 3, 2021.

Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video)

By Mike Wall

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has rolled into a patch of ground that could shed considerable light on the Red Planet's climate history.

A photograph from Ingenuity's 12th flight, conducted on Aug. 16, 2021, shows the silhouette of the helicopter on the rippled surface of Mars.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars through challenging 12th flight on Red Planet

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity made its 12th Red Planet flight on Monday (Aug. 16), during which the little chopper served as eyes in the sky for its larger companion, the Perseverance rover.

A crater in Mars's southern highlands.

Martian crust could sustain life through radiation

By Nikk Ogasa

Meteorites reveal that so long as groundwater is present, the Martian subsurface is habitable

The first borehole drilled by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Perseverance Mars rover fumbled 1st sampling attempt because of 'unique' powdery rock, NASA finds

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA's Perseverance rover's first sample collection didn't go as planned due to trouble with a "unique" and unexpectedly powdery Mars rock.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured this image of the Perseverance rover during its 11th flight on the Red Planet, on Aug. 5, 2021.

NASA's Mars helicopter spots its Perseverance rover pal from above in an epic view (video)

By Hanneke Weitering

While flying over the Red Planet for the 11th time last week, the little helicopter caught a view of its "mothership" — NASA's Perseverance rover

This image taken by one the hazard cameras aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover on Aug. 6, 2021, shows the hole drilled in what the rover science team calls a “paver rock” in preparation for the mission’s first attempt to collect a sample from Mars.

NASA's 1st attempt to collect Mars samples with Perseverance rover comes up empty

By Mike Wall

Perseverance drilled its first sample-collecting hole on Friday (Aug. 6), but data beamed back to Earth by the rover indicate that no Mars rock or dirt made it into the sampling tube.

NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars' Gale Crater since touching down on its floor in August 2012.

Giant ancient lake in Gale Crater on Mars? New study offers different view.

By Mike Wall

Mars' Gale Crater may not have been so wet after all, a new study suggests.

Photos from NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity’s 10th flight were used to create this 3D view of a geologic feature on Mars called Raised Ridges.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity captures 3D view of Raised Ridges on the Red Planet

By Samantha Mathewson

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured stunning new aerial views of Jezero Crater during its most complex flight yet.

An image taken by the Perseverance rover of its first drill hole on Mars taken on Aug. 6, 2021.

Perseverance rover drills into Mars for 1st time in milestone for sample collection

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's Perseverance rover has notched another milestone on Mars, drilling its first hole for sampling Red Planet rock.

A photograph of the Ingenuity helicopter's shadow taken by the vehicle during its 11th flight on Mars, executed on Thursday (Aug. 5).

Mars helicopter Ingenuity scores another safe flight on Red Planet

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is still going strong, notching its 11th Red Planet flight on Thursday (Aug. 5).

Curiosity rover snapped this image of a cute textured rock within Gale Crater on sol 3190 (or for Earthlings, July 27, 2021).

Curiosity rover finds cute little rock 'lizard' on Mars

By Stephanie Pappas

A small rock arch in Gale Crater is a whimsical example of the textures of Mars.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used two different cameras to create this selfie in front of a rock outcrop named Mont Mercou, which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall.

9 years on Mars! Curiosity rover marks another anniversary

By Mike Wall

Since touching down on Aug. 5, 2012, Curiosity has been helping scientists better understand Mars' past habitability and how the planet has changed over time.

NASA's Perseverance rover acquired this image of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter on the floor of Jezero Crater.

Ingenuity Mars helicopter gearing up for 11th Red Planet flight

By Mike Wall

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is getting set for its 11th off-Earth flight, which could happen early Thursday morning (Aug. 5).

“My first rock sampling location is just ahead. This spot will be my ‘office’ for the next week or two,” team members on NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance mission wrote about this photo, which they posted on Twitter on July 29, 2021.

1 year after launch, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to collect 1st sample on Mars

By Mike Wall

It's been quite an eventful year for NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter during its tenth and so far the most complex flight on July 24.

Watch NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity explore intriguing Raised Ridges in new video

By Tereza Pultarova

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter explores the "intriguing" Raised Ridges during its latest and most complex flight to date.