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We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests.

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'Marsquakes' may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red Planet

Data collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" that splits the Red Planet into two distinct halves.

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Mars is bigger and brighter this weekend than it will be all year. Here's how to see it

Mars will be at perigee, its closest point to Earth, on Sunday, Jan. 12, appearing bigger and brighter in the sky. Here’s how to view the Red Planet at its best for 2025.

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Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists find

Scientists expect the moon to have better soil for growing food than the red planet

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See Mars at its best and closest this weekend — no telescope required

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or wait until 2027.

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We finally know where to look for life on Mars

Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers know where to look: deep under the surface of a broad Martian plain.

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10 amazing things we found on Mars in 2024, from hundreds of 'spiders' to a 'Martian dog'

From arachnid-like formations and mysterious blobs to an underground ocean and a giant volcano, here are our 10 favorite things scientists discovered on Mars this year.

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Mars opposition 2025: How to see the Red Planet at its biggest and brightest

Mars is on the cusp of becoming bigger and brighter than at any point since 2022 as it comes into alignment with Earth and the sun.

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NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)

Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.

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Sunny days on Mars come with a weather warning: Dust storms ahead!

Warmth on sunny days could be a major trigger for instigating dust storm activity on Mars.

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Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency reveals

Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.

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Did alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago?

Was alien life in "hot water" on Mars billions of years ago? New evidence from the Martian meteorite "Black Beauty" suggests so.

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Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought

Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.

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Perseverance rover watches 'googly eye' solar eclipse from Mars (video)

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in front of the sun.

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Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

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Alien life could lurk on Mars beneath protective ice, study suggests

'Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in which to hunt for alien life.

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Mars orbiters spy 'cryptic terrain' near planet's icy south pole (photos)

Europe's Mars Express and Trace Gas Orbiter missions captured a variety of cryptic surface features poking through melting ice across the Red Planet's south pole as spring hit the region.

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32 things on Mars that look like they shouldn't be there

The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. Here are some of the most baffling.

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Where did Mars' atmosphere go? Scientists say it may be 'hiding in plain sight'

New research suggests that the atmosphere of Mars could have literally "gone to ground" as carbon dioxide was greedily slurped out of the atmosphere and locked away by Red Planet clays.

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Behold! 1st-ever photo of Earth and Mars' moon Phobos captured from Red Planet

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a spectacular sight from the surface of Mars: The first-ever photo of Earth alongside the Red Planet's moon Phobos.

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Musk says humans can be on Mars in four years. Many laugh, but some see purpose

The SpaceX boss has envisioned people staying on the red planet in a self-sustaining city in 20 years

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What's behind the Martian methane mystery?

The cause of mysterious methane spikes on Mars may be a strange form of alien life — or it may just be interesting chemistry. Either way, something odd is happening on the Red Planet.

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Scientists spot ancient 'smiley face' on Mars — and it could contain signs of life

Newly released images of Mars reveal a "smiley" salt deposit on the Red Planet's surface. A related study suggests that similar deposits, which were left behind from ancient lakes, may be a good place to look for signs of former life on Mars.

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Mars leaks faster when closer to the sun

NASA's MAVEN mission and the Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to reveal new insights into how Mars' water is leaking into space.

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