A metallic-looking rock sitting on the Martian surface has jolted a mission that was already rewriting what we know about the ...

Mars is no longer just a story about a single lost ocean or one fleeting window for biology. Taken together, recent rover ...

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

MRO used a special maneuver that rolls the spacecraft over 120 degrees. This enhances the power of SHARAD, which is MRO’s ...

The European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has just taken its milestone 100,000th photo of the Red Planet using its ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been flying our the red planet for the last 20 years, beaming back images of its ...

Research published late last year indicated “seismic discontinuities in the Martian crust” that scientists believe could be an indicator of liquid water under the Martian surface, raising the ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered towering sand formations on Mars that defy scientific expectations. The discovery suggests powerful winds once shaped the planet, challenging beliefs that Mars ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) officially went into service above the Red Planet in November 2006. The spacecraft ...

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