An illustration of the Martian interior. Credit: Dr Sheng Wang and Professor Hrvoje Tkalcic/ANU A new method to scan the deep interior of planets in…
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Color-coded topographic view shows the relative heights of features in Cerberus Fossae: reds and whites are relatively higher than blues and purples. The image is…
Mars is kept company by two cratered moons—an inner moon named Phobos and an outer moon named Deimos. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Asaph Hall, an…
Wavefield simulation. The first observation of surface waves on Mars reveals details of planet’s crust. Credit: ETH Zurich, Doyeon Kim, Martin van Driel, and Christian…
Stitched together from 28 images, this view from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover was captured after the rover ascended the steep slope of a geologic feature…
Artist’s impression of the meteorite impact of December 24, 2021, in the Amazonis Planitia region on Mars. Credit: © IPGP -CNES – N. Starter NASAEstablished…
Chaotic Crust Contains Clues to Mars’ Watery Past in Search for Signs of Past Life on the Red Planet
Holden Basin on Mars. This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows a portion of the Uzboi-Ladon-Morava (ULM) outflow system, which may have once drained up…
Deinococcus radiodurans (affectionately known as “Conan the Bacterium”) is particularly well-suited to surviving Mars’ harsh environment. In experiments, it survived astronomical amounts of radiation in…
Low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the…
An illustration of SHIELD, a Mars lander concept that would allow lower-cost missions to reach the Red Planet’s surface by safely crash landing, using a…
The Earth Entry System would contain the orbiting sample inside a disk-shaped vehicle with a heat shield for safe entry through the Earth’s atmosphere. Credit:…
The buried lake of Mars could just be layers of ice and rock. Astronomers explain Mars’ watery reflections. Bright reflections under MarsMars is the second…
NASA’s InSight Mars lander took this final selfie on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The lander’s solar panels…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter’s fuselage and pointed directly downward to track…
NASA released a new blueprint for shaping exploration throughout the solar system. Credit: NASA Last week, NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona NASA’s InSight “Hears” Its First Meteoroid…
Perseverance Workspace at ‘Skinner Ridge’: NASA’s Perseverance rover puts its robotic arm to work around a rocky outcrop called “Skinner Ridge” in Mars’ Jezero Crater.…
This artist’s concept depicts astronauts and human habitats on Mars. Credit: NASA This model may serve as the basis for future investigation into how well…
This illustration depicts NASA’s Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument reliably generates breathable…
Using its WATSON camera, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on September 10, 2021, the 198th Martian day, or…