MYSTERIOUS: 10 | Mind Blowing Facts

ESA’s ExoMars Mission Detects Visible Nightglow In Martian Atmosphere

Mars Reveals Green Nightglow, Illuminating Path for Future Astronauts

Zenger · Nov 16, 2023

Mars probe sees Red Planet atmosphere glowing green at night

Using ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, scientists have observed nightglow in Mars' atmosphere, a phenomenon where the night sky glows green, almost like an aurora.

Space · Nov 15, 2023

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover celebrates 4,000 'sols' on the Red Planet

As NASA's Curiosity rover passes 4,000 'sols,' or Martian days, on the Red Planet, a Space.com reporter who began work in 2012 reflects on what that means.

Space · Nov 8, 2023

We could start a settlement on Mars with just 22 people, scientists say

Mars settlements could operate with much fewer people than previously thought, a new study found, while also demonstrating the type of person best suited to a stay up to 28 years on the Red Planet.

Space · Aug 23, 2023

Mars astronauts could make rocket fuel on the Red Planet someday. Here's how

Because oxygen takes up valuable weight aboard spacecraft, space mission planners are interested in the idea of creating oxygen right there on Mars with raw Martian materials.

Space · Aug 22, 2023

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter aces 55th Red Planet flight

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has taken to the skies yet again, covering 866 feet (264 meters) of ground on its 55th Red Planet flight.

Space · Aug 18, 2023

Bizarre polygons on Mars' surface hint that alien life on Red Planet was possible

A patchwork of polygon-shaped cracks in ancient Martian mud are evidence of past wet-dry cycles, which could have helped extraterrestrial life emerge on the Red Planet.

LiveScience · Aug 17, 2023

How NASA's Curiosity rover overcame its steepest Mars climb yet (video)

The Curiosity Mars rover recently aced its toughest Red Planet climb yet: a sharp 23-degree slope covered slippery sand and wheel-size rocks.

Space · Aug 16, 2023

Watch celebronauts search for a missing robot dog in this exclusive 'Stars on Mars' clip (video)

Who let the dog out? Watch as celebrities hunt down a missing robot dog on a simulated Red Planet in Fox's reality competition series "Stars on Mars."

Space · Aug 14, 2023

Ancient mud cracks on Mars suggest Red Planet may have been more habitable than thought

Ancient mud cracks found by NASA's Curiosity rover suggest that Mars underwent a repeated cycle of wet and dry spells that could have supported the emergence of life.

Space · Aug 11, 2023