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Nasa’s Mars probe
Scientists find evidence for large underground reservoir of water on Mars
It is located in tiny cracks and pores in rock in the middle of the Martian crust, between 11.5km and 20km below the surface

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath surface
Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath surface
Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Morning frost detected on volcanoes near Mars’s equator
Morning frost detected on volcanoes near Mars’s equator
The “astonishing” discovery confirms that ice is not only confined to the red planet’s poles, and indicates that water ice is far more abundant across the planet than previously realised

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

New Mars image
Mars may once have had Earth-like seasons conducive to life – study
Scientists believe wet and dry seasons would have provided ideal conditions for the formation of complex ancient organic compounds that would have served as precursors to life.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted by rain on Earth
Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted by rain on Earth
It took nearly 17 minutes for each picture to reach Earth, nearly 200 million miles away, and another minute to get through the ground stations

Fri, 02 Jun, 2023

Life on Mars impossible to detect with current scientific instruments – experts
Life on Mars impossible to detect with current scientific instruments – experts
So far, state-of-the-art instruments onboard Nasa’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have only identified low levels of simple organic molecules

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

Mars Lander
Nasa’s Mars lander InSight falls silent after four years
It could be the end of the red dusty line for Nasa’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The lander’s power levels have been dwindling for months because of dust coating its solar panels.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Mars-New Sounds
Mars rover captures first sound of dust devil on red planet
A Nasa rover has recorded the sound of a red dust devil whizzing past on Mars.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Luke Jerram's Mars
Mars mega-tsunami may have been caused by asteroid strike, study suggests
According to the researchers, based on Pohl’s position it may have formed around 3.4 billion years ago, based on its position above and below rocks previously dated to this time.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

Mars-Ancient Microbes
Underground microbes ‘may have swarmed over ancient Mars’
But if they existed, these simple life forms would have altered the atmosphere so profoundly that they triggered a Martian Ice Age and snuffed themselves out, the researchers concluded.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

space probe orbiting mars - 3D rendering
Scientists find further evidence of liquid water on Mars
The study, led by the University of Cambridge, provides the first independent line of evidence using data other than radar, that there is liquid water beneath Mars’ south polar ice cap.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

InSight Lander
Nasa’s Mars lander captures strikes by four meteoroids
Scientists reported that the InSight lander detected seismic and acoustic waves from a series of impacts in 2020 and 2021.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2022

Nasa Perseverance rover on Mars
Lunchbox-sized instrument generates oxygen on Mars
An instrument the size of a lunchbox has been successfully generating breathable oxygen on Mars, doing the work of a small tree.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Perseverance rover collects key rocky clues as to whether there was life on Mars
Perseverance rover collects key rocky clues as to whether there was life on Mars
Nasa’s Perseverance rover has collected the first rock samples from Mars that could be returned to Earth in the first step towards answering if the red planet ever hosted life.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Mars Meteorite
‘No evidence of primitive life’ in Martian meteorite which landed on Earth
In 1996, a Nasa-led team announced that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been left by living creatures

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

Perseverance images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake
Perseverance images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake
The study shows how much water flowed into the crater – which today is a dry, wind-eroded depression – and indicates where the rover could search for signs of life

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Mars surface shaped by furious floods from overflowing craters, study says
Mars surface shaped by furious floods from overflowing craters, study says
The surface of Mars was shaped by fast and furious floods from overflowing craters, a new study suggests.

Wed, 29 Sep, 2021

Mars study
Mars habitability limited by its small size, study suggests
While scientists have found evidence of water in Mars’ early history, the red planet has no liquid water on its surface today

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Mars study
China’s Mars rover soldiers on after finishing initial programme
Officials said it would continue to explore the area known as Utopia Planitia where it landed on May 14

Sat, 21 Aug, 2021

Mars study
Japan aiming to beat US and China in race to bring soil to Earth from Mars region
China in May became the second country to land and operate a spacecraft on Mars and plans to bring back samples around 2030.

Thu, 19 Aug, 2021

NASA Venus
Sky Matters: Get ready for a rare planetary sight in our skies
We're weeks away from an exciting alliance between the planets Venus and Mars

Mon, 28 Jun, 2021

China Space Mars Mission
China’s Mars rover touches ground on red planet
China’s first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet, Beijing’s space administration said. The solar-powered rover touched Martian soil at 10. 40am Beijing time (3.

Sat, 22 May, 2021

China Space Mars Mission
China lands spacecraft on Mars for the first time
China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step forward for its ambitious goals in space.

Sat, 15 May, 2021

China Space Mars Mission
China lands spacecraft on Mars
China has become the first nation after the US to land a spacecraft on Mars, according to state media. The official Xinhua News Agency cited the China National Space Administration (CNSA) as saying the lander had touched down.

Sat, 15 May, 2021

Mars Helicopter
Mars helicopter gets extra month of flying as rover’s scout
Nasa’s Mars helicopter is getting an extra month of flying.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

China Mars Rover
China names space rover that will explore Mars
China’s first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe that arrived in Mars orbit on February 24 and is due to land in May to look for evidence of life.

Sat, 24 Apr, 2021

Mars Helicopter
Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars higher and longer on second flight
It achieved the intended altitude of 16ft (five metres) and even accelerated sideways 7ft (two metres).

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

WATCH: Nasa’s Ingenuity makes history with first controlled flight on Mars
WATCH: Nasa’s Ingenuity makes history with first controlled flight on Mars
Nasa has compared the experiment to the Wright Brothers' achievement 117 years ago.

Mon, 19 Apr, 2021

Space Mars Rover
Nasa’s new Mars rover hits the dusty red road in first trip
Nasa’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive.

Sat, 06 Mar, 2021

Giant parachute on Mars rover carried secret message
Giant parachute on Mars rover carried secret message
The huge parachute used by Nasa’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2021

Nasa Perseverance rover on Mars
Watch: Nasa unveils video captured by Perseverance as it landed on Mars
Nasa has unveiled a first-of-its-kind video the Mars Perseverance rover captured as it touched down on the red planet, and released the first audio recorded on the surface of Mars.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2021

Nasa Perseverance rover on Mars
Nasa’s Perseverance rover sends back first colour images from Mars
The image, unveiled during a press briefing on Friday, was taken by the descent stage that placed the vehicle on the ground

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

Nasa Perseverance rover to land on Mars
Nasa’s Mars Perseverance rover lands on the red planet
Its mission is to search for signs of ancient life, and explore and collect samples for future return to Earth from diverse environments on Mars

Thu, 18 Feb, 2021

Nasa Perseverance rover to land on Mars
Nasa’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars in hunt for life
The mission is to explore and collect samples for future return to Earth from diverse ancient environments on Mars

Thu, 18 Feb, 2021

Emirates Mars
UAE publishes first photo from Mars probe
The United Arab Emirates has published the first image from its Mars probe now circling the red planet. The picture, taken on Wednesday, shows sunlight just coming across the surface of Mars.

Sun, 14 Feb, 2021

New Mars image
China’s Tianwen-1 probe reaches Mars’ orbit
It is the first time the country has successfully made the journey, after its attempt with Russia in 2011 failed to make it through Earth’s orbit

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

China’s Tianwen-1 probe to enter Mars’ orbit
China’s Tianwen-1 probe to enter Mars’ orbit
The country is hoping to add its name to the short list of nations that have successfully reached the red planet, after its first attempt with Russia in 2011 failed to make it through Earth’s orbit

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Mars Lander InSight
Mars digger declared defunct after failing to burrow into planet
Nasa has declared the Mars digger dead after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature. Scientists in Germany spent two years trying to get their heat probe, dubbed the mole, to drill into the Martian crust.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2021

ExoMars mission
ExoMars rover parachute test brings Red Planet mission one step closer
The ExoMars rover is one step closer to landing on the red planet after successful tests of the parachutes that will bring it down onto the Martian surface.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2020

Mars study
Skygazers prepare to catch Mars at its biggest and brightest
Skygazers may notice that Mars is looking bigger and brighter at the moment due to a process which only happens every two years or so.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2020

Mars study
Salty lake and ponds could be gurgling beneath Mars South Pole
A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars’s South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian life.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2020

You may want to watch out for a rare sight in the night sky on Saturday
You may want to watch out for a rare sight in the night sky on Saturday
You won't need a telescope or binoculars to see this sight

Thu, 03 Sep, 2020

Mars study
Elon Musk says first test of Starship makes hopes of Mars trip ‘look real’
SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air, then landed it upright in a successful test flight.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2020

Mars spacecraft
Letter to the Editor: Sending a buggy to Mars. Have we gone bonkers?
So we've Sent a Car Buggy to Mars this week on the back of a rocket and still there's no cure for Covid 19 on the horizon.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2020

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