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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered another intriguing formation on the planet's barren surface in the form of a circular pit.

Scientists Intrigued By Almost Perfectly Circular Pit on the Surface of Mars

By Frank Landymore

From these observations, the scientists suggest that Phobos is actually a comet that Mars' gravitational field captured in the distance past.

Mars’ Moon May Not Be What We Think, Scientists Claim

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has made up its mind and will continue down a rocky ridge that scientists believe was once a raging river.

NASA Mars Rover Following Path of What Appears to Be Ancient River

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered rocky material that's riddled with manganese, a potential sign of ancient life.

Mars Loaded With Mineral Closely Associated With Life, NASA Rover Finds

By Victor Tangermann

As the Sun reaches solar maximum, NASA scientists hope to see just how much havoc a massive solar storm will wreak on the surface of Mars.

NASA Watching as Sun Blasts Mars to See Effect on Astronauts

By Frank Landymore

Twenty years ago, NASA's Spirit rover drew a dick in Martian dust — a perfect moment in mankind's interstellar history.

A Random Reminder That NASA Drew a Big Ol’ Dick on the Surface of Mars

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has spotted mysterious "spiders" roaming the Red Planet's southern polar region.

Orbiter Spots “Spiders” on Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover came across mysterious puffs of methane gas that only appear at night and vanish during the day.

NASA Ponders Why Gas Produced by Life Is Leaking Out of Mars at Night

By Victor Tangermann

Experts Suggest Using SpaceX’s Starship to Rescue Stranded Samples on Surface of Mars

Experts Suggest Using SpaceX’s Starship to Rescue Stranded Samples on Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

On Mars, a little helicopter from another world bedded down for its final mission on Tuesday: to become a silent sentry on the Red Planet.

Dying Mars Helicopter Sends NASA Final Transmission

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's Perseverance rover is on Mars, it had been able to capture Mars’ two moons — Deimos and Phobos — float past in front of the Sun.

Here’s What NASA’s Rovers See During an Eclipse on Mars

By Sharon Adarlo

In a presentation to SpaceX workers at the Starbase facility, Elon Musk highlighted Starship's instrumental role in sustaining humans on Mars.

Elon Musk Delivers Speech About Mars Settlement Plan

By Frank Landymore

Martin Rees, respected British astrophysicist, says Elon Musk's colonization plans for Mars is a "dangerous illusion."

Top Astronomer Warns That Elon Musk’s Mars Plans Are a Dangerous Delusion

By Sharon Adarlo

Boulders that were released after NASA's DART spacecraft collided with asteroid Dimorphos could eventually smash into Mars.

Debris From NASA Smashing Asteroid Could Strike Mars, Scientists Find

By Victor Tangermann

A Single Asteroid Caused Two Billion Craters on Mars, Scientists Claim

A Single Asteroid Caused Two Billion Craters on Mars, Scientists Claim

By Victor Tangermann

Barack Obama argued that we shouldn't abandon the Earth in favor of Mars after making a possibly irreparable mess of its climate.

Obama Slams Plan to Escape Earth by Colonizing Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered changes in ocean currents linked to "2.4 million-year climate cycles," which are correlated to Mars' and Earth's orbit.

Mars’ Gravity Causing Huge Currents Deep in Earth’s Ocean, Scientists Suggest

By Victor Tangermann

Image Shows Mars Helicopter With Blade Completely Snapped Off

Image Shows Mars Helicopter With Blade Completely Snapped Off

By Frank Landymore

NASA's tiny Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has seen its last days — but its friend, the Perseverance rover, hasn't said goodbye just yet.

NASA Rover Spots Dead Mars Helicopter in Its “Final Resting Place”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Mars Sample Return in Trouble After Mass NASA Layoffs

Mars Sample Return in Trouble After Mass NASA Layoffs

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is debating whether to work with commercial partners to get to Mars, the first time the space agency has openly raised the possibility.

NASA Investigating Whether It Could Hire SpaceX for Mars Trip

By Victor Tangermann

Ingenuity, NASA's recently-damaged Mars helicopter, has one last task before its mission is officially over: wiggling around a little.

Derelict Helicopter Will Twitch on Mars, NASA Says

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA shared pictures following its Ingenuity Mars helicopter's final flight, showing some gnarly damage to its four rotor blades.

Photos Show Catastrophic Damage to Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have confirmed NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is indeed exploring an ancient lake. Will its collected samples hold signs of life?

Scientists Suspect Mars Rover Could Have Already Scooped Up Signs of Life

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Has Died

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Has Died

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Discover Enough Mars Ice to Cover Planet in Water

Scientists Discover Enough Mars Ice to Cover Planet in Water

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Rover Spots “Star Trek” Symbol on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new image captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an up-close and stunning look at what's known as an ice flow.

NASA Releases Image of Epic Lines Carved Into Mars’ Surface

By Frank Landymore

On Christmas Day last year, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observed something entirely unexpected: the Martian magnetosphere tripled in size.

Mars’ Magnetosphere Suddenly Tripled in Size Last Christmas Day

By Victor Tangermann

In an exchange with another AI guru, Elon Musk was apparently left "speechless" when presented with a problem with his Mars colonization plan.

Elon Musk Was Reportedly “Speechless” When Someone Pointed Out a Basic Flaw in His Mars Plan

By Noor Al-Sibai

China's Mars rover has uncovered underground polygon structures buried deep beneath the Red Planet's surface.

China’s Mars Rover Detected Polygons Under the Planet’s Surface

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a recent probe, the European Space Agency's ExoMars probe spotted the Red Planet glowing green at night.

Scientists Catch Mars Glowing Green

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have uncovered evidence that suggests Mars was a place with many flowing rivers.

Scientists Find Evidence Mars Was Covered in Rivers

By Sharon Adarlo

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

By Frank Landymore

A record shattering tremor on Mars still has scientists uncertain on its origin, after new research ruled out a meteoroid impact.

Scientists Puzzled by Sudden, Super-Loud Rumble Inside Mars

By Frank Landymore

A stunning new video put together by the European Space Agency shows the vastness of the Noctis Labyrinthus, a Martian canyon.

Amazing Video Soars Over Mars’ Epic “Labyrinth of Night”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has spotted a super-tall dust devil on the Red Planet — and the agency has released the footage, y'all.

NASA’s Mars Rover Spots Super-Tall Dust Devil

By Noor Al-Sibai

An independent review board found several serious issues regarding NASA's Mars Sample Return mission's timetable, cost, and technical plans.

Experts Say NASA’s Mars Sample Return Plan Is Deeply Flawed

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA helped develop a new humanoid robot that could assist astronauts on future space missions, but they can also serve as "avatars."

NASA Wants to Send Humanoid Robots to Mars

By Sharon Adarlo

According to a new biography, Bill Gates became disillusioned with Elon Musk's efforts to colonize Mars and leave a doomed Earth behind.

Bill Gates Says Elon Musk’s Reasoning on Mars and Electric Cars Is Flawed

By Victor Tangermann

An impatient gamer criticized the graphics of what they expected to be in-game screenshots from "Starfield." They were real images from Mars.

Guy Complains Images From Video Game Look Bad, But They’re Real NASA Photos of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers concluded that you only need 22 colonists to survive and successfully maintain a Mars colony.

Mars Frontier Outpost Could Survive With Just 22 Residents, Researchers Say

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has come across a fascinating hexagonal pattern in salt deposits that looks eerily familiar.

Scientists Intrigued by Hexagonal Pattern on Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA / Futurism

Scientists: Mars Is Spinning Faster, For, Uh, Some Reason

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Immortal Mars Helicopter Still Soars After Emergency Landing, Takes Photo of Its Buddy

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has chosen Lockheed Martin to test a nuclear-powered rocket in space by 2027, in hopes of using the system to power Mars missions.

NASA Signs Deal for Nuclear-Powered Rocket That Will Eventually Power Mars Missions

By Frank Landymore

While NASA keeps upping its budget on its Mars mission, Americans have quietly reported that their priorities don't exactly seem to align.

A Majority of Americans Don’t Care About Mars, Want NASA to Defend Against Killer Asteroids

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new reality TV show is challenging an unlikely group of celebrities to survive on a simulated Mars habitat —and it looks unhinged.

Watch Celebrities Try to Patch Leaks in Simulated Mars Base

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered "diverse" traces of "preserved organic matter" in a Martian crater.

NASA Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

After more than two months of radio silence, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has finally phoned home. And it's healthy.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Makes Contact After Ghosting for Over Two Months

By Noor Al-Sibai

Earlier this month, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious donut-shaped rock. Experts are divided on what it could be.

Scientists Attempt to Explain Mars Rock With Hole Straight Through It

By Victor Tangermann

Four individuals have agreed to be locked inside NASA's Mars simulator for just over a year. And they're being paid surprisingly little.

Here’s What NASA Pays to Be Locked in a Mars Simulator for a Year

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has crushed its previous record for turning the planet's thin atmosphere into a source of oxygen.

NASA Gets Amazing New Results Generating Oxygen on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just locked four non-astronaut volunteers in a simulated Mars habitat, marking the beginning of the much-anticipated CHAPEA missions.

NASA Locks Test Subjects Inside Simulated Mars Base

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

What a Beaut! Mars Shines in Gorgeous New UV Images

What a Beaut! Mars Shines in Gorgeous New UV Images

By Sharon Adarlo

The costs associated with NASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission keep growing and growing by the billions, alarming officials.

Uh Oh, the Cost of NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission Is Spiralling Out of Control

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of scientists at the SETI Institute have put together a simulated alien signal to see if we have the ability to decode it.

Earth Receiving Simulated Alien Signal From Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have figured out the thickness of the Martian crust, and concluded that the planet is heating itself with radioactive elements.

Scientists Detect Radioactive Heat Source Inside Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has found what scientists suggest could be evidence of a raging, fast-moving river that once flowed on Mars.

NASA Mars Rover Appears to Have Found Remnants of Ancient Raging River

By Victor Tangermann

Fox recently announced that it's pitting a unusual mix of celebrities against each other during a simulated stay in a Martian colony.

New Show Traps Lance Armstrong and Ariel Winter in Simulated Mars Base

By Victor Tangermann

China's Zhurong rover, which has spent months exploring the Martian surface, may have found evidence of liquid water at low latitudes.

Chinese Rover Finds Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

China's Mars rover Zhurong has remained in its hibernation state since May 2022. Officials are finally ready to talk.

China Addresses Awkward Situation on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

After looking at NASA's Mars lander data, scientists say they've figured out what lies at the heart of the Red Planet's core.

Scientists Detect Gooey Core Inside Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is locking four individuals inside a 1,700-square-foot Mars habitat analog for an entire year to see if they can get along.

NASA Selects Test Subjects to Contain in Simulated Mars Base

By Frank Landymore