Mars

NASA rover detects electrical discharges - 'mini-lightning' - on Mars

The six-wheeled rover, exploring Mars since 2021 at a locale called Jezero Crater in its northern hemisphere, picked up these electrical discharges in audio and electromagnetic recordings.

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New information regarded as strong evidence Mars had ‘vacation beaches’. Illustration.
New Glenn Rocket Launch: The Beginning of a Historic Mars Mission.

The race to Mars: NASA’s mission that could change the game

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission seeks to reveal why Mars lost its atmosphere and water, launching after years of delays and challenges. Scientists hope it will shed light on the planet’s past.

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Israelis swim in the "Disappearing Lake" in Timna Park, in the southern Israeli desert, on September 9, 2017

Israeli desert microorganisms survive harsh climate, offer clues to life on Mars

The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on Mars or other arid planets.

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Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk gestures on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump's second Presidential term, inside Capital One, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025.

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

Scientists have found the "holy grail of astrobiology": An AI-based method that can spot evidence of life in any given sample, and could be used to find traces of life on Mars.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByAARON REICH
An artist’s illustration of a NASA rover making its way to the Martian surface.

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

A new discovery shows how the distinctive pattern of mud cracks on Mars offer the first real evidence of wet-dry cycles that could support life.

AUGUST 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mars, the red planet.

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

Astrobiology professor suggests 1970's NASA mission might have detected and unintentionally extinguished life on Mars.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByWALLA!

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

An agreeable personality type was found to be the best fitted to survive on the Red Planet.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An illustration of a future colony on Mars. (Illustrative)

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

"We do not have a problem", research on the red planet will continue after a malfunction called it into question.

AUGUST 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA's Perseverance rover filmed the Ingenuity helicopter during its 54th flight.

What was the climate on Mars like in ancient times?

A new study has examined how the paths of rivers on both Earth and Mars have changed over time.

AUGUST 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Trempealeau River's confluence with the Mississippi River

Has the Mars rover discovered extraterrestrial life? - study

Life formed on Mars millions of years ago may still exist.

AUGUST 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

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

The research employed an innovative technique utilizing the SHERLOC instrument to detect signs of past life, paving the way for future extraterrestrial exploration.

JULY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An artist’s illustration of a NASA rover making its way to the Martian surface.

NASA rover reveals new evidence about organic molecules on Mars

The Perseverance landed at the Jezero crater in 2021, an area in the planet's northern hemisphere that once was flooded with water and home to an ancient lake basin.

JULY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
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 underwent major climate change after last ice age - study

Researchers found that the prevailing wind direction on Mars shifted almost 70 degrees 400,000 years ago.

JULY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zhurong rover group selfie with the Tianwen-1 lander, taken by the deployable Tianwen-1 Remote Camera.