NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover makes an unexpected find
NASA’s Mars rover has made a surprise discovery on the red planet, though it’s not quite the evidence of ancient life that scientists are hoping to find there.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter bags prestigious aviation award
The team behind NASA’s plucky Ingenuity helicopter has collected another award for the aircraft’s groundbreaking achievements on Mars.
See the crater scar left on Mars by an ancient impact
The surface of Mars is dotted with craters, created when asteroids, meteoroids, or comets smashed into the planet and caused large impact marks.
Perseverance rover picks up a rock friend on Mars
The Mars rover Perseverance has picked up a rock hitchhiker which has been riding in its wheel for the past four months.
NASA’s Mars orbiter MAVEN saved in a ‘race against time’
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft is back up and running following a scare that put it into safe mode for several months.
Perseverance rover captures a Martian dust cloud forming for first time
Images captured by the Perseverance rover on Mars show a gust of wind lifting up a dust cloud, and data reveals how dramatic dust storms form.
NASA’s plan to save the Ingenuity helicopter from the cold Martian nights
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has captured the world’s affections. But after 28 flights, it is beginning to suffer from the harsh conditions of Martian winter.
NASA shares InSight Mars lander’s final selfie
The final selfie of NASA’s InSight Mars lander reveals the full extent of the dust problem that’s causing it to gradually lose power.
NASA’s InSight Mars lander will soon succumb to dust
NASA has said its InSight Mars lander will end operations in December due to a gradual loss of power caused by an accumulation of dust on its solar panels.
How researchers use impact craters on Mars to date geological events
Observing Mars from orbit can help us understand the history of the planet, as recent Mars Express images of an impact crater show.