found a mysterious light-toned boulder earlier this month that was the first of its kind seen on Martian land. Perseverance encountered the boulder while traversing the Neretva Vallis, a dried ...

In a sci-fi leap made real, a separate spacecraft will retrieve the samples and launch them from the Martian surface—humanity ...

zeroing in on the best places for astronauts to land,” said Piqueux. The discovery of the bands of water ice locked away under the Martian surface was made using the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ...

When the existence of a human colony on Mars is threatened by massive sandstorms, a doctor is sent from a ruined Earth to find a solution before the city is wiped ...

The largest organic molecules ever found on Mars have now been identified by scientists. The compounds, discovered in ancient rocks, could be evidence of past life. They show that there were ...

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) revealed full plans for Mangalyaan-2, the country’s second mission to Mars. Unlike its predecessor, this mission aimed to land on the Martian surface and ...

Located about 4.5 degrees south of the Martian equator, Gale Crater formed following an asteroid or comet strike roughly 3.5 to 3.8 billion years ago. At one time, it likely hosted a large ...

The mission involves a direct entry into the Martian atmosphere, utilizing advanced technologies for a safe touchdown. A mini-helicopter will also be deployed to survey the landscape, expanding ...

IDEFIX is to land on the Martian moon Phobos as part of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission and explore it while moving – despite extremely low gravity. The Japanese MMX mission targets both ...

The ESA plans to land the rover in 2030 to avoid landing ... Getting a rover from Earth to Mars is tough as it is, but the journey from the Martian orbit to the surface is just as tough.