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Sending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway

Astronauts may orbit Mars by 2033, but setting foot on the Red Planet by the end of next decade would be an "aggressive" and "audacious" goal, NASA officials said.

Space

Don't mess with Mars. It has a crust made of 'heavy armor,' scientists say

NASA's InSight mission spotted a marsquake that probed the thick Mars crust and confirmed why the north and south of the Red Planet are so different.

Space

'Mars Horizon 2' lets players search for Red Planet life with real science

CalTech professor Konstantin Batygin, best known for his search for Planet 9, will pivot his expertise to Mars in support of a PC game coming in 2024.

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What is the 2023 Humans to Mars Summit?

The 2023 Humans to Mars Summit, to be held in Washington, D.C. from May 16 to May 18, aims to add urgency to the quest to put boots on the Red Planet.

Space

Curiosity rover on Mars gets a brain boost to think (and move) faster

NASA's Curiosity rover has spent more than 10 years exploring the Red Planet. Now the mission has new software allowing the rover to explore Mars more efficiently.

Space

China's Zhurong Mars rover finds signs of recent water activity on Red Planet

Data from China's Zhurong Mars rover reveals evidence of water activity on tiny dunes, suggesting parts of the Red Planet were shaped by salty water as recently as 400,000 years ago.

Space

Seismic waves inside Mars' core hint at how it became hostile to life

Using the InSight lander scientists have measured seismic waves traveling through the core of Mars for the first time gathering clues as to why the Red Planet may not be fit for life.

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1st-ever close-up photo of Mars' moon Deimos reveals the Red Planet's violent past

A satellite from the United Arab Emirates revealed that Mars' moon Deimos is made of the same material as the Red Planet itself, hinting at an ancient collision.

LiveScience

Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps incredible aerial photo of Perseverance rover during 51st flight

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured an incredible aerial photo of the Perseverance rover amidst the desolate Red Planet plains on April 22, 2023.

Space

50 flights on Mars! Ingenuity helicopter's record-setting hop is a giant leap for exploration

Ingenuity was only supposed to make five flights on Mars. Now at 50 sorties, Ingenuity is helping NASA get ready to bring Red Planet samples to Earth.

Space

NASA sets sights on a next-generation Mars helicopter to return Red Planet samples

Work is now underway to shape a new Mars helicopter design following the groundbreaking flights of NASA's robotic Ingenuity rotorcraft.

Space

The EMM's Hope: Novel discoveries and a changing orbit set to contribute more unprecedented data to the space community

The Emirates Mars Mission is helping scientists form a new understanding of the Red Planet's atmosphere, including its intriguing auroras.

Space

Zoom in on Mars like never before with this epic 3D map of the Red Planet

The interactive Global CTX Mosaic of Mars is the most detailed 3D map of Mars ever made. It was developed using 110,000 images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Space

Scientists hail scientific legacy of NASA's Mars InSight lander

Martian dust may have smothered NASA's InSight lander to death, but the robot will always be remembered for unveiling many firsts about the Red Planet.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity goes faster and higher than ever before on 49th Red Planet flight

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter broke several off-Earth records during its 49th Martian flight, which occurred on Sunday (April 2).

Space

UAE Mars orbiter creates stunning new map of the Red Planet

A new map of Mars shows the Red Planet in stunning detail, revealing a wealth of fascinating geological features as seen from orbit.

Space

Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 48th flight on the Red Planet

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took to the Martian skies again on Tuesday (March 21), making its 48th flight above the floor of Jezero Crater.

Daily Mirror

Incredible images show winter wonderland on Mars as temperatures plummet to -123C

NASA has released incredible images taken on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of a winter wonderland on the Red Planet featuring cube-shaped snow as temperatures plummet to -123C

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NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission

NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet, the U.S. space agency announced on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Mars rover 'makes people cry' after broadcasting tragic message on social media

NASA's Mars rover has recently made social media users shed a tear after it broadcast a tragic message on Monday, December 19, whilst on a mission on the Red Planet

The Guardian - AU

‘My power’s really low’: Nasa’s Insight Mars lander prepares to sign off from the Red Planet

Robot says it might be sending its last message from Mars as dust chokes out its power supply

Daily Mirror

Listen as Mars dust storm engulfs the Nasa Perseverance rover in eerie recording

An eerie recording has been released of a towering dust storm on Mars engulfing the Nasa Perseverance rover, revealing brand new information about the dust on the Red Planet

Wales Online

Mars to disappear behind the Moon this week

The rare event happens only once every every 14 years, with the Red Planet's occultation to take place in the early hours of Thursday morning

ABC News

Largest impact crater on Mars in past 16 years sends seismic waves around Red Planet

Seismic waves were sent rippling around the Red Planet when a large meteorite slammed into the surface last year.

Zenger

Ancient Bugs May Be Lurking Beneath Mars’ Surface

The extremophile - which resembles a tiny pumpkin - is particularly well-suited to current harsh conditions on the Red Planet.

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