NASA
Mars Rover Finds Pits That Are Like, Way Too Shallow, Scientists Baffled
Curiosity finds new kinds of holes in the ground, gets distracted by shiny rocks, and dodges a dust storm that couldn't commit.
2026-09-03
NASA
2026-08-30
ScienceDaily
Mars Has a Hot Southern Interior, Because Why Would Anything Be Simple?
Mars's southern half is running a fever, and scientists are only beginning to understand why - hint: it might involve impacts, convection, or just bad insulation.
2026-08-27
ScienceDaily
One Asteroid Strike May Explain Two Mysteries of Mars’ Moon Deimos
A single asteroid smack may explain Deimos's crater and dusty coat - just in time for JAXA's MMX mission to go poke around.
2026-08-25
NASA
Perseverance Rover Photobombs Phobos, Scientists Delighted
Mars rover catches a moon doing a solar somersault, scientists use it to track the potato's inevitable doom.
2026-08-08
Ars Technica
Mars Rover Beats Its Own Kind: Perseverance Sets Record for Most Miles Driven on Another Planet, Proving Self-Driving Tech Isn't Just for Terrestrial Traffic Jams
NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to break the off-world driving record, proving that autonomous navigation works great when there’s no traffic and the speed limit is 150 meters per hour.
2026-08-01
NASA
Curiosity Approaches a 'Break in the Rock Record,' Which Sounds Dramatic but Is Basically Just Geology
NASA's Curiosity rover is about to cross an 'erosional supersurface' on Mars, which is basically a missing page in the planet's rock diary, and scientists are very excited about it.
2026-07-24
NASA
Curiosity Rover Engineers: The Unsung Heroes of Mars Get Their Due (Again)
NASA's Curiosity rover team thanks engineers for keeping the Mars robot alive, un-stuck, and productively poking rocks for over 12 years.
2026-07-21
NASA
NASA's Viking 1 Lander Sends First Photo from Mars, Proves Rocks Are Indeed Rocky
Fifty years ago, NASA's Viking 1 lander sent back the first photo from Mars's surface, revealing rocks, sand, and a foot pad - proving that even in space, the view is mostly rocks.
2026-07-20
NASA
NASA Langley Remembers the Time It Successfully Landed on Mars Before It Was Cool
NASA Langley celebrates 50 years since Viking's Mars landing, proving that with enough wind-tunnel tests, you too can land on another planet.
2026-07-19
ScienceDaily
Asteroid Gets Obliterated, Blasts Earth and Friends With Space Debris 800 Million Years Ago
A smashed-up asteroid sent space rubble raining down on Earth, the Moon, and Mars 800 million years ago - possibly cooling the planet and shaking things up in ways that make the Chicxulub impact look like a fender bender.
2026-07-18
NASA
NASA’s Psyche Mission Takes a Detour to Snap Selfies with Mars’ Craters
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft took a break from its asteroid road trip to snap some glamour shots of Mars’ surface, revealing craters and cliffs in stunning color.
2026-07-14
NASA
Curiosity Spends Pre-July 4th Week Staring at Martian Rocks, Because Why Not
Curiosity spends a week approaching a geologic boundary, zapping rocks with lasers, and filming dust devils - because on Mars, that’s how you celebrate Independence Day.
2026-07-04
Ars Technica
Perseverance Finds Carbon on Mars, Scientists Try Not to Say 'Aliens'
Perseverance finds organic carbon on Mars surface, which could be from ancient life or just rocks being rocks - stay tuned for the sample return mission.
2026-06-30
ScienceDaily
Scientists Worry We're Blind to Alien Life Because We Keep Looking for Ourselves
New paper argues we might be missing alien life because we're looking for space versions of ourselves - and that could lead to accidentally mining over E.T.
2026-06-24
NASA
Curiosity Drives to a Smooth Spot, Finds It's Anything But Smooth
Curiosity aims for smooth Martian terrain, finds a bumpy surprise that teaches us not to trust orbital images at face value.
2026-06-18
NASA
NASA Partners With Relativity Space to Finally Figure Out What Mars’s Weather Is Doing
NASA and Relativity Space are teaming up to study Martian weather with a 2028 mission, because if you're going to colonize Mars, you should probably know if it's windy.
2026-06-07
SpaceNews
NASA Told It Can Walk and Chew Lunar Regolith at the Same Time, Actually
Humanity is finally building a moon base, but please don't forget about Mars - it's the whole reason we're reheating this lunar leftover.
2026-06-04
NASA
Mars Rover Bids Farewell to Drill Site, Breaks Own Record for 'Why Not?'
Curiosity wraps up its 47th drill site with record-breaking imaging, rock-naming ceremonies, and a pet rock that won't leave.
2026-05-22
ScienceDaily
Ancient Asteroid Craters: The Original Oxygen Bars for Earth's Earliest Life
South Korean scientists find that asteroid impacts created warm, mineral-rich crater lakes where oxygen-producing microbes thrived, potentially explaining Earth's Great Oxidation Event - and giving Mars a new place to look for alien life.
2026-05-19
NASA
Curiosity Drills New Hole on Mars, Gets a Visit from a Passing Asteroid Probe
Curiosity gets back to drilling after a block-related mishap, while Psyche swings by for a gravity assist and a coordinated atmospheric observation - like a road trip with bonus science.
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