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There’s an electrifying new development in Mars science. NASA’s Perseverance rover has just captured proof of a weather phenomenon that was long suspected, but until now, never observed: electric ...

The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...

When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander to take aim on the red planet would be taking shape by now. At the time, the leaders ...

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A Mars crater may have once contained water that sloshed back and forth as a tide came and went. If that is true, it follows that Mars must have had a moon that was massive enough to exert a ...

Jezero Crater is the home of NASA's Perseverance rover. See a bird's-eye view of the crater with this animated flyover created using data from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and the Mars Reconnaissance ...

If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One possible answer: great, glassy domes of ice. Mars is rich in ...

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars for over a decade. The loss of signal occurred on Dec. 6 as the orbiter passed behind Mars from Earth's perspective. MAVEN ...

NATIONWIDE — NASA announced on Wednesday that its Perseverance Mars rover may have found signs of ancient microbial life on the red planet. During a teleconference on Wednesday morning, acting NASA ...