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January 27, 2019

NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover may have 'died' in dust storm, scientists fear

Fifteen years after NASA's Opportunity rover touched down on the surface of Mars, scientists fear they may never hear from the spacecraft again.

January 25, 2019

Mars blast! Stunning new impact crater spotted on the Red Planet

Scientists have spotted a stunning new impact cater on the surface of Mars.

January 24, 2019

Elon Musk's new $5B rocket prototype was knocked over by the wind

SpaceX's Starship hopper, a prototype of the $5 billion spacecraft that may eventually transport mankind to Mars, was knocked over and sustained damage after Texas winds broke the rocket's mooring blocks.

January 24, 2019

Life on Earth may have come from a collision with ancient planet more than 4 billion years ago

A new study suggests that the building blocks for life on Earth came from a galactic collision with another Mars-sized object more than 4 billion years ago.

December 26, 2018

Sending astronauts to Mars would be stupid, says Apollo 8 pilot

One of the first astronauts to orbit the Moon said on Wednesday that it's "stupid" to plan human missions to Mars. 

December 26, 2018

Why Mars mania will reach an all-time high in 2019

Among the celebrities in our solar system, Mars is by far the undisputed superstar – the Tom Hanks of planets.

December 21, 2018

Christmas on Mars? Spacecraft captures 50-mile-wide icy crater on the Red Planet

A winter wonderland sits in the middle of a sandy Martian surface — at least, that's the story new images released by the European Space Agency (ESA) from the Red Planet seem to tell.

December 20, 2018

NASA's InSight Mars Lander 'listens' for marsquakes on the Red Planet

NASA's InSight Mars Lander has deployed its first instrument, a seismometer, on the surface of the Red Planet.

December 18, 2018

Could life on Mars be lurking deep underground?

WASHINGTON — To find life on Mars, scientists may need to give up surface exploration and "go deep."

December 17, 2018

NASA's InSight Mars Lander 'hears' Martian winds, shares images of Red Planet and other accomplishments

NASA's InSight Mars Lander made history when it touched down on the Red Planet in late November — the eighth successful landing on Mars since 1976.