Mars
Perseverance Captured This Image of a “Rainbow” on Mars, but it’s just a Lens Flare in the Rover’s Camera
Did the Perseverance rover capture a rainbow on Mars? This image, from the rover’s left rear Hazard Camera, sure looks…
Mars Helicopter Survives its First Night on Mars is Getting Ready to Fly
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter survived its first night on the Martian surface and is preparing for its first test flight.
InSight Detects Two Significant Quakes from the Cerberus Fossae Region on Mars
NASA's InSight lander felt the distant rumble of two major 'marsquakes' in March, originating from a region near the Martian…
A Lake in a Martian Crater was Once Filled by Glacial Runoff
Using images obtained by the MRO, a team of researchers has found features on Mars that were formed billions of…
Clear Signs of Recent Erosion on Mars
Erosion can take many forms. Most commonly known is water wearing away the sides of creeks or lakes. But wind…
Maybe Mars Didn’t Lose its Water After All. It’s Still Trapped on the Planet
Roughly 4 billion years ago, Mars looked a lot different than it does today. For starters, its atmosphere was thicker…
Mars Spiders Form as Spring Arrives on Mars. But why?
A person suffering from arachnophobia might think their fear would stoked on a trip to Mars. However, there is such…
Mont Mercou on Mars
Here are a few stunning views of the Curiosity Rover’s current location, Mont Mercou in Gale Crater on Mars. This…
More Audio from Perseverance: the Crunch of its Wheels on the Martian Regolith
In absence of (yet) being able to step foot on Mars, we have robotic vicarious experiences through our rovers including…
Every Spring a Single Cloud Forms at one of Mars’ Tallest Mountains and Only Lasts for a few Hours
Sometimes even forgotten pieces of technology can lead to completely new science. That was the case recently when scientists at…