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NASA Releases Audio of Haunting Wind and Laser Strikes on Mars
The new recordings reveal the eerie soundscape of the red planet.
Passing Satellites Spot the Perseverance Rover in Epic Mars Landscape
Two Mars orbiters have snapped gorgeous views of Perseverance, and its various landing components, in their new home on Mars.
Watch NASA's Perseverence Rover Land on Mars After '7 Minutes of Terror'
The biggest and fastest rover ever sent to Mars will attempt its death-defying landing on Thursday afternoon.
China Makes History With Its First Successful Mars Mission
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft, carrying a rover that will attempt to land on Mars in May, is now safely in orbit just one day after the UAE accomplished the same feat.
The UAE's Hope Orbiter Has Successfully Made It to Mars
After a seven-month journey from Earth, the UAE’s Hope orbiter inserted itself into Martian orbit around 10:30 AM ET on Tuesday.
2020 Has Been Bad for Earth, But Great for Mars
Emily Lakdawalla, a solar system expert and science author, explains what three Mars-bound spacecraft will do once they reach the red planet in February.
NASA Just Successfully Launched Its Perseverance Rover to Mars
NASA's newest Mars rover, Perseverance, will gather valuable data and deploy a drone helicopter called Ingenuity on the red planet.
China Makes History, Successfully Launches Mars Mission
Tianwen-1, a spacecraft carrying an orbiter, lander, and rover, will reach Mars in February 2021 alongside Mars missions from NASA and the United Arab Emirates.
A Piece of Mars That Fell in Antarctica Contains Ingredient for Life, Scientists Discover
The new discovery adds to a growing pile of evidence that Mars may have been more hospitable to life in the distant past.
Humanity Is Sending 3 New Rovers to Mars in 2020 to Look for Signs of Life
The space agencies of the US, Europe, Russia, and China are all launching rovers to Mars next year.
This Is the Best Spot for Humans to Land on Mars Yet, NASA Says
If humans want to not die on Mars, they’ll need a reliable source of water. NASA scientists think they’ve found it in a place where ice is so close to the surface that astronauts could get to it with a shovel.
NASA’s Lonely Rover Took a Beautifully Desolate Shot of Mars
The only working rover on Mars continues its journey through a crater that once held water.