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Tiny Sparks of Lightning Detected on Mars for the First Time
The microphone on NASA's Perseverance rover unexpectedly heard tiny claps of thunder from sparks caused by colliding dust grains.
Best Evidence Yet for Past Life on Mars?
The Perseverance has found compounds associated with life on Earth. But whether they indicate life on Mars awaits sample return.
Does This Mars Rock Show a "Potential Biosignature"? Or Just "Wet Chemistry"?
"Leopard spots" on a Mars rock could come from life — or they could simply be a sign of a type of chemical reaction that requires water.
NASA Struggles to Find Way Forward for Mars Sample Return
NASA's Perseverance mission has been collecting samples for later retrieval and return to Earth. Now, it's unclear how we'll get those samples home.
Perseverance Finds Complex Organics (Not Life) on Mars
NASA's Perseverance has sniffed 10 rock samples and found signatures of organic molecules, a sign of a complex geochemical past.
New Photos from NASA's Perseverance and Juno
NASA spacecraft are constantly sending back images from across the solar system. Here are two that caught our eye.
Listen to a Martian Dust Devil
The Perseverance rover on Mars has recorded a dust devil using its microphone, providing unprecedented data about these whirlwinds.
Neptune's Rings, Jupiter's “Frosted Cupcakes,” and 3D Views of Mars
Three solar system emissaries have returned beautiful and even interactive vistas of Neptune, Jupiter, and Mars.
Perseverance Finds Ancient Habitable Conditions on Mars
The mission team has reported results from Perseverance's study of the rocks deposited by the river that once flowed into Jezero Crater.
Perseverance Watches Wild Winds on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is recording the windy weather in Jezero Crater, chronicling its role in making the Red Planet dusty.
Mission Update: Mars and the Moon
Mission teams presenting at this week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference provided updates on the Perseverance and Zhurong rovers at Mars, Chang'e 5's lunar sample return, and more.
Perseverance Successfully Grabs First Mars Samples (Updates)
After a rocky first start, Perseverance hit pay dirt on the second try. The rover collected two samples recording ancient volcanic eruptions and groundwater interaction.
Mars Perseverance Rover Hits a Snag on First Sampling Attempt (Update)
Perseverance came up empty on its first attempt to grab and stow a sample of Mars.
NASA's Perseverance to Collect First Sample from Mars
Perseverance will soon collect the first of many samples from the Martian surface in a quest to answer whether the planet once hosted life.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Set for Historic Flight
NASA is getting ready to deploy Ingenuity, the first helicopter mission to take to alien skies.
Perseverance's Fortnight of Firsts on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover sends back postcards aplenty following its arrival on Mars as it prepares to explore Jezero Crater.
Watch NASA's Perseverance Land in Jezero Crater on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is providing us with amazing views of its new home., including an amazing video of the sky-crane descent.
A Timeline for NASA’s Perseverance Landing on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars tomorrow in a complex but well-tested procedure — its very own "seven minutes of terror."
Space Missions to Watch in 2021
The coming year will feature three space missions arriving at Mars, the launch of SLS and James Webb, and much more.
Mars Sample Return Program Forges Ahead
It's full steam ahead for the joint NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return, a complex plan to collect bits of Mars and — for the first time — send them to Earth.
