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These fascinating formations provide new insights into the Martian climate and surface processes, enhancing our understanding of the Red Planet’s evolution. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) ...
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One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...
In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...
NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its first images of web-like "boxwork" features on the surface of Mars. The zig-zagging ...
Musk explained that his vision for Mars is more than just landing on the planet and planting flags and laying footprints; it’s about creating a self-sustaining city.
Study uncovers source of Mars' redness — a key indicator the planet (maybe) once had life Mars became red before it lost its oceans, challenging previous assumptions about its geologic history.
It's been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet -- but a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications suggests ...
Mars may once have held enough water to fill oceans and form coastlines. The planet’s red dust contains water and likely formed in cold conditions.
Mars' opposition occurs about every two years and coincides with the planet's retrograde motion, which began on Dec. 7 and will end Feb. 23. Retrograde occurs when a planet appears to be moving ...
May 16, 2022 — Seasonal imbalance between the solar energy absorbed and released by the planet Mars could be a cause of the Red Planet's dust storms, according to new research.
Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.