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A new image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter reveals an extraordinary sight: a massive formation breaking through Mars’ early ...
Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.
This month, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition." That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet ...
NASA's Curiosity rover is set to take its first drive on Mars this week, but you don't have to travel millions of miles to see the Red Planet. Earthbound observers can spot the Red Planet in the ...
You may like Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for ... and similar to the oxidized red rust you might find on your car. The green spots that can be seen in ...
On Saturday, Aug. 13, Mars will begin to appear in the night sky, even though it won't be easy to spot the Red planet for the first several days. The net result is that, during various hours of ...
The previous opposition was on January 16, and as Mars recedes from Earth, March provides another good chance to see the Red Planet at its best. Anyone with an unobstructed view of the night sky ...
It looks like something fishy is happening on Mars. NASA's Perseverance Rover recently spotted a shark-fin-looking outcrop and an accompanying crab-claw-like boulder on the Red Planet. Since ...
Rovers sent to Mars have so far failed to detect life, likely because it doesn’t exist on the Red Planet. But we can’t say for certain, so the search must continue, using ever-evolving ...
In addition to collecting the first samples from an ancient river delta on the red planet ... I’ve been scoping out spots where Mars Sample Return spacecraft could set up operations ...
The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance ... A great example of the effects can be seen in the Red Planet’s noctilucent clouds. Latin for “night shining ...