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Mars' Life-Supporting Climate Suggested In NASA's Perseverance Rover Exploration

NASA's Perseverance rover found kaolinite clay in Mars' Jezero Crater, proving ancient heavy rainfall and tropical-like climates, suggesting the Red Planet once had stable, life-supporting conditions.

International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025

Strangely bleached rocks on Mars hint that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis

Bleached clay rocks found on the Martian surface suggest that the Red Planet was once home to heavy rainfall and tropical conditions, new Perseverance observations hint.

LiveScience · Dec 7, 2025

Mars orbiter sees 'butterfly' crater spread its wings on the Red Planet

A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on the Red Planet with its debris wings unfurling across the surface like a butterfly in flight.

Space · Dec 5, 2025

Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch

NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.

Space · Nov 14, 2025

5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal

The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons. Here's a brief rundown.

Space · Nov 13, 2025

2 million black 'streaks' on Mars finally have an explanation, solving 50-year mystery

A new analysis of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals that the majority of the Red Planet's dark "slope streaks" did not form as most researchers previously assumed.

LiveScience · Nov 13, 2025

25 Years Later, Val Kilmer's Sci-Fi Flop Is Better Than You Remember

Is the mars movie 'Red Planet' still worth your time? Here's why this one holds up better than you might think.

Inverse · Nov 10, 2025

This company wants to be the 1st to launch human remains to Mars. Will it ever get there?

Space memorial company Celestis has opened reservations for its "Mars300" spaceflight that aims to send human remains to orbit around the Red Planet.

Space · Nov 7, 2025

NASA's new Mars mission: These twin satellites could reveal how the Red Planet lost its atmosphere

NASA's first dual-satellite mission to another planet, ESCAPADE, will study Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D to uncover how it lost its water and air.

Space · Nov 7, 2025

Volcanic explosions on Mars may have left massive ice deposits at the Red Planet's equator

Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, a new study finds.

Space · Oct 22, 2025