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.

 New information regarded as strong evidence Mars had ‘vacation beaches’. Illustration.
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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

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Mars may have had water for a very short time, study finds

It is possible water may have existed in the Arabia Terra region, but if it had, it could only have been for a very short period of time.

 Mars screenshot from Celestia 3D astronomy program.

Mars Curiosity rover captures rare and stunning panorama

The Mars Curiosity rover was dispatched onto the fourth planet from the sun – and closest to Earth – on November 26th, 2011.

 Mars screenshot from Celestia 3D astronomy program.

AMADEE-20: Israel-based Mars analog mission ends after 3 weeks

The mission was the latest Mars analog mission launched by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), held in partnership with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) and the D-MARS habitat.

NASA's Mars Helicopter a small autonomous rotorcraft in this artist rendition

What does Mars sound like? NASA's Perseverance sends back audio

Because Mars is, as far as we know, uninhabited, and its atmosphere is very thin, the sounds would seem rather dull, but they have provided new understanding of the Martian atmosphere.

NASA's Mars Helicopter a small autonomous rotorcraft in this artist rendition

'Astronauts' simulate Mars environment in Israel’s Mitzpe Ramon

The mission will run 20 experiments and test methods for searching for signs of life on the Red Planet before it ends on October 31.

Mitzpe ramon at night

NASA releases interactive experiences to explore Mars with Perseverance

Explore the Jezero Crater alongside the Preserverance rover and the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter without leaving the planet.

Perseverance

NASA rover Perseverance collects first Martian rock sample

Future missions to Mars, to be jointly conducted by NASA and the European Space Agency, are planned to retrieve these specimens and return them to Earth.

Perseverance

China says Martian rover takes first drive on surface of Red Planet

China joined the United States as the only nations to deploy land vehicles on Mars. The former Soviet Union landed a craft in 1971, but it lost communication seconds later.

Mars as seen from Hubble telescope

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on surface of Mars

The Tianwen-1 spacecraft landed on a site on the Southern Utopia Plain, "leaving a Chinese footprint on Mars for the first time," Xinhua said

The first high-resolution, color image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams) on the underside of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is seen after its landing on Mars February 18, 2021.

SpaceX Starship rocket prototype achieves first safe landing

The feat marked a key milestone for the private rocket company of billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk in its development of a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.