Latest Mars Stories
This sailplane could cruise Mars for months on only wind
Organic carbon on Mars could be from old life—or volcanoes
Look up at the sky to see a parade of perfectly aligned planets
How did Mars get its gasses? A special space rock holds clues.
Why NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter briefly went dark on Mars
From the archives: ‘Do beavers rule on Mars?’
What is a ‘Martian flower’?
This miniature rocket could be the first NASA craft launched from Mars
Happy Mars-iversary, Perseverance
Early Mars was a long-lasting hell, meteorite study suggests
Mysterious bright spots fuel debate over whether Mars holds liquid water
The ISS gets an extension to 2030 to wrap up unfinished business
Perseverance is cutting perfect circles out of Mars to search for signs of life
Heinz’s new ‘Marz’ ketchup is kinda sorta made from Martian tomatoes
Microbes could help us make rocket fuel on Mars
Curiosity found a new organic molecule on Mars
Mars’s barren Jezero crater had a wet and dramatic past
Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars
Mars may be too small to have ever been habitable
First Martian rock samples from Perseverance edge closer to settling water question
SpaceX’s growing Starbase casts a shadow over Boca Chica
After a few hiccups, NASA’s Perseverance begins its main missions on Mars
Sorry, there’s probably no water under the South Pole of Mars
Marsquakes reveal the red planet is way more radioactive than we thought
How A Sundial Lets Curiosity See Mars in Living Color
The 123,000 MPH Plasma Engine That Could Finally Take Astronauts To Mars
Curiosity Pays A Visit To The Intriguing Dunes Of Mars
This Futuristic Ion Engine Could Carry Our Luggage To Mars
Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars
How NASA Found The Lost ExoMars Lander So Quickly
Global Warming Could Be The Best Way To Terraform Mars
Curiosity Sends Back Some Final Photos Of Martian Buttes
To find life on Mars, we’ll need new orbiters, more advanced rovers, and humans
How far our favorite space robots have trekked
‘Robot swarms’ could one day build underground shelters for humans on Mars
These astronauts are preparing for life on Mars by living in Hawaiian lava tubes
Life could be hiding deep under Mars
Most Missions To Mars Don’t Survive
Why does NASA keep launching Wright brothers’ stuff into space?
Lawsuit Alleges NASA Is Failing To Investigate Alien Life
Apply Now For A One-Way Trip To Mars
Water May Be Flowing On Mars Right Now
This Is the Food We’ll Eat on Mars
How You’ll Die On Mars
Why Thousands Of People Are Willing To Die On Mars
Scientists brought ‘Mars spiders’ to Earth—here’s how
Mars may have had recent volcanic eruptions—which is great news for finding life
The Keeper Of The Maps Of Mars
A Drill To Tunnel Miles Below The Surface Of Mars
Innocent Martian Rock Tweets As It’s Zapped by Curiosity
New NASA photos show the rusty surface of Mars in full color
Meteorite-eating microbes could help us look for alien life
What your voice would sound like on other planets and moons
NASA has officially detected ‘marsquakes’ on the Red Planet
NASA caught a sudden whiff of methane on Mars, but don’t hold your breath for space cows
Meteoric smoke could be key to putting clouds on Mars
Redshirts on the red planet: Mars is sporting a giant Star Trek insignia
An experiment hinted at Martian life in the ’70s. So why did we stop looking?
Who uses Photoshop on a Mars selfie?
Rodent astronauts suggest trips to Mars will make us anxious, forgetful, and afraid
At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars
Inside NASA’s plan to use Martian dirt to build houses on Mars
NASA’s plan to save its stuck Mars drill involves a robot with a shovel
Humans will definitely bring microbes to Mars—so we might as well bring our favorites
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