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Stunning Picture Reveals Weird 'Polygons' on Mars
A new picture from a powerful camera reveals the red planet’s springtime activity.
Scientists Reveal Krypton In Mars Meteorite, Rewriting Red Planet's History
An ultra-rare rock from Mars upended the traditional view of how rocky planets receive essential ingredients for life.
A City-Sized 'Eye' Has Been Discovered on Mars
The Martian crater is 18 miles wide and looks eerily like an eye, according to the European Space Agency.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Bizarre Spikes on Mars
The natural sculptures were discovered just a week after a rock fracture resembling an alien doorway.
NASA’s Mars InSight Lander Is Getting Ready to Die
After dust covered the rover's solar panels, only a Martian dust devil can save the mission now.
Mars Formation That Looks Like Alien Doorway Spotted by NASA Rover
A picture of a weirdly shaped formation on Mars is just the latest extraterrestrial image to spark speculation.
Scientists Detect the Biggest Extraterrestrial Earthquake Ever
A magnitude 5 "marsquake" was recorded last week on Mars, by far the strongest tremor ever detected off of Earth.
‘Simulant’ Is the Boom Industry of the New Space Age
Creating fake space dirt mimicking the Moon, Mars, and unexplored planets can be dangerous and difficult, but business is booming.
Sound on Mars Has a 'Unique' And Extremely Trippy Property, Recordings Reveal
Mars has two speeds of sound, which "may induce a unique listening experience on Mars with an early arrival of high-pitched sounds compared to bass."
This Ancient Crystal from Mars Could Shed Light on Alien Life
A tiny zircon crystal offers “direct physical evidence of large impacts, some potentially life-affecting” that persisted on ancient Mars, reports a new study.
Scientists Discover 'Significant' Water Hidden In Martian Grand Canyon
“We found a central part of Valles Marineris to be packed full of water–far more water than we expected,” said one study co-author.
Lakes on Mars May Be a Mirage, Scientists Say
A new batch of research shows that clay, not water, may be the source of bright spots under Mars’ South Pole.