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The InSight lander registered the seismic waves of eight separate marsquakes as it traveled through the Red Planet’s mantle. Two of the events were the result of a pair of meteorite impacts that each ...
Getting rovers to Mars was one of NASA's crowning achievements, but now the space agency is looking for different ways to get samples back to Earth.
Mars is accelerating toward Earth, with gravity from our planet causing Mars to crack under intense pressure. Though Mars is ...
New research published in the journal Science reveals the red planet's mantle preserves a record of its violent beginnings.
The Red Planet's interior has not changed much since its early formation, preserving features that would have been erased on a planet such as Earth.
A new book explores how Americans came to believe in an advanced Martian civilization at the turn of the twentieth century.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says Perseverance's new image is "one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far." ...
Today in the history of astronomy, Mars comes within a record-breaking distance of Earth.
Trips to Mars with temporary stays is one thing, says David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute at Rice University in Houston. Establishing permanent residency on Mars is something ...
A breakthrough in propulsion technology could make the journey from Earth to Mars dramatically faster. This video explores ...
A repurposed Mars rover tool could unlock the simplest test yet for detecting alien life, offering a faster, cheaper path to discovery.
Improving plants in this way could help reshape agriculture on Earth, as plant-based diets are more sustainable for a planet ...