The Latest Breaking News from Mars

To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.

NASA's vital MAVEN orbiter has gone silent over Mars after a Dec. 6 anomaly.

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Elon Musk reveals his shock UFO theory: they aren't aliens but secret government weapons. Plus, the grim biological truth about colonising Mars and how it could mutate humanity.

NASA is probing a sudden loss of contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after rare 3I/ATLAS data, raising questions about timing and the mission's future.

Stunning new photos from Egypt show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing an unusually bright emerald green, prompting fresh scientific analysis into its rare chemistry, origins, and behaviour as it makes a safe but historic pass through the inner solar system.

SpaceX plans to go public in 2026 and will seek a valuation of $1.5 trillion, according to media reports.

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed missions.