Mars News

Scientists Propose New Theory That Explains Sand Ripples on Mars and on Earth Mar. 12, 2024 — Sand ripples are symmetrical. Yet wind -- which ... Detected for the First Time in the Martian ... Read More

NASA shows how Mars helicopter did the impossible, and then crashed

The new NASA video below (one-minute long) shows how Ingenuity buzzed over Mars, crossing over rugged and hilly terrain before arriving at its final landing spot months ago. On flight 72, the ... Read More

Best geologic map created for a European rover on Mars

A team of European scientists have published the most detailed geological map of Oxia Planum ... the rover starts operating on Mars. The Rosalind Franklin science team now has a better idea ... Read More

‘Humbling, and a bit worrying’: Scientists fail to fully explain record global heat

For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm ... That could fundamentally alter global weather patterns. Feb. 26, 2024 Alex Hall, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at UCLA ... Read More

Scientists further explore habitability of Mars

Space scientists at the University of Aberdeen are building technology which could produce liquid water on Mars for the very first time ... east Scotland Listen to news from north east Scotland ... Read More

Chinese scientists develop starship rival: A leap towards nuclear-powered spaceship to Mars

The prototype, which has been under development for several years, aims to drastically reduce travel time to Mars, potentially ... stage for a new era in the global space race. Read More

Giant Volcano On Mars Found Hiding In Plain Sight, Scientists Say

I’m a journalist specializing in the quirky side of science and space. Here’s a recipe for hiding a massive volcano on Mars ... time to meld with the surrounding terrain. That’s what ... Read More

Mars could have been habitable billions of years earlier than previously thought

Scientists believe Mars may have been habitable for millions ... and a teaching fellow at Imperial's Department of Earth Science and Engineering, said: "The sandstone revealed that water was ... Read More

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Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic chemicals and biomolecules on the ... Hello, stakeholders. (This is the nongendered term of address I've been workshopping because I ... Read More

Curiosity Rover Could Force Scientists to Rethink How Mars Lost Its Water

Scientists believe this "snake-like" feature ... If all that happened due to liquid water, it suggests the water of Mars came and went over time. "It would mean that fairly late in the story ... Read More

Brickbat: Science Doesn't Lie, but Scientists Do

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) says it has found that former CBI forensic scientist Yvonne "Missy" Woods manipulated data in the DNA testing process or posted incomplete test results ... Read More