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A computer-generated perspective view of Reull Vallis created using data obtained from the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express.

NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch

By REUTERS
A super moon is pictured at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse above Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, on September 28, 2015.

Scientists find way to spot alien life in tiny ice grains from moons

 Dunes and Ripples in Olympia Undae on Mars

New research suggests a new explanation for sand ripples on Mars and Earth

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of “Marker Band Valley” at two times of day on April 8. Color was added to a combination of both panoramas for an artistic interpretation of the scene.

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on Mars

By REUTERS
 Craters on the surface of Mars.

UFO enthusiast: Alien spotted watching NASA probe on Mars

By Walla!
 An artist’s illustration of a NASA rover making its way to the Martian surface.

Can AI find traces of alien life on Mars and Europa? - study

 Mars, the red planet.

Mud on Mars shows evidence of wet-dry cycles that support life

Expert claims NASA may have accidentally discovered, killed life on Mars in the 1970s

By Walla!
 An illustration of a future colony on Mars. (Illustrative)

Want to move to Mars? It takes 22 people to run a colony

 NASA's Perseverance rover filmed the Ingenuity helicopter during its 54th flight.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter performs test flight on Mars in rare footage

The Trempealeau River's confluence with the Mississippi River

What was the climate on Mars like in ancient times?

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of “Marker Band Valley” at two times of day on April 8. Color was added to a combination of both panoramas for an artistic interpretation of the scene.

Has the Mars rover discovered extraterrestrial life? - study

 An artist’s illustration of a NASA rover making its way to the Martian surface.

Potential organic molecules, clues to previous life on Mars - study

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of “Marker Band Valley” at two times of day on April 8. Color was added to a combination of both panoramas for an artistic interpretation of the scene.

NASA rover reveals new evidence about organic molecules on Mars

By REUTERS
 Zhurong rover group selfie with the Tianwen-1 lander, taken by the deployable Tianwen-1 Remote Camera.

Mars underwent major climate change after last ice age - study

 NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was captured by the Perseverance rover’s Mastcam-Z on April 16, not long after the rotorcraft’s 50th flight. The helicopter would soon fall silent for 63 days due hilly terrain that interrupted communications between the rover and aircraft.

First aircraft on another world reestablishes contact with earth

 A researcher examines a data cloud in a virtual world created by Virtualitics software. NASA scientists need to sift through massive amounts of data generated by deep space missions. Efforts at JPL into using virtual reality to assist in this analysis led to the creation of Virtualitics

NASA engineers create VR software to visualize a universe of data

 A CHAPEA logo, Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, is seen on the entrance door of the Mars Dune Alpha, NASA's simulated Mars habitat, being used as preparations for sending humans to the Red Planet, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S. April 11, 2023.

NASA Mars simulation begins, crew will be inside for one year