The Latest Breaking News from Mars

Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National Space Administration. We are now 10 years past the Hollywood adaptation’s 2015 release and 10 years shy of its fictional timeline.…

Astronomers say new methane-powered Chinese rocket likely behind giant white streak

What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide? This isn’t science fiction; it’s the promise of lithium-carbon dioxide (Li-CO₂) batteries, which are currently a hot research topic.

The cause of one of the planet’s most iconic features remains a disputed topic

Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.

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Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

The bright constellations of winter have departed in the west, while the stars of spring are climbing the eastern and southern skies.

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.