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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Crater Filled With Sand, Alters Drilling Plans
Curiosity rover found its target crater filled with sand, forcing NASA to abandon drilling plans. The rover is now studying nearby bedrock and preparing to sample a new sulfate-rich site to uncover Mars’ geological history.
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Red Planet Day 2025: Why November 28 Marks A Landmark Moment In Mars Exploration
Red Planet Day 2025: Red Planet Day reminds us how a single spacecraft, Mariner 4, transformed humanity's understanding of Mars and opened a new era of planetary exploration.
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ESA’s Mars Express Discovers Deep Valleys and Frozen Features Hinting at Mars’ Icy Past
In July 2025, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured a high-resolution image of Acheron Fossae, a region marked by deep chasms and ridges on Mars’s surface. These features, created by ancient crustal stretching, split the terrain into raised horsts and sunken grabens. Valley floors reveal smooth surfaces carved by slow-moving...
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Mars Dust Devils May Spark Lightning, Might Pose Risks to Rovers: Study
A new computer-modeling study reveals that dust devils on Mars—swirling columns of dust and air—may become electrically charged enough to spark lightning-like discharges. Led by researcher Varun Sheel, the study simulates how dry Martian conditions and frictional collisions between dust grains can generate strong electric fields inside these vo...
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Is Mars Really Red? A Physicist Explains the Science Behind Its Colour and More
A physicist explains the science behind Mars’s red appearance, linking its hue to iron oxide or rust. While known as the Red Planet, rover images and telescope data show varied colors, from tan to white ice caps. Observations in ultraviolet and infrared light reveal deeper insights into Mars’s atmosphere, surface, and seasonal changes, enrichin...
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Is Mars Really Red? A Physicist Explains The Planet's Reddish Hue
People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often been called the red planet.
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A Secret Ocean Could Change Everything We Know About Mars
Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir of liquid water, locked deep in the crust.
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Why Is Mars Red? New Study Reveals Reason Behind Iconic Colour
Mars has been a subject of fascination for humans due to its unique colour. Nicknamed the 'Red Planet' for its iconic rusty hue, the question is what exactly gives the planet its colour?
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Mars May Have Been Habitable Much More Recently Than Previously Thought: Study
The study published in Nature Communications makes for the most compelling case to date about Mars' supposed 'life-rich' history.
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Humans Could Turn Green And Lose Eyesight While Living On Mars, Biologist Warns
The dream of colonising Mars appears difficult to achieve due to the brutal conditions on the planet, which experts have warned can cause people to turn green and lose their eyesight.
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European Space Agency Shares Pic Of 'Smiley Face' Spotted On Mars
The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a Martian satellite on a quest to uncover signs of life on the Red Planet, shared the images.
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Alien Sunset On Mars: Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning Image
This image illustrates that sunlight interacts with the atmosphere in significantly distinct ways on both planets.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Images of Mars, Reveals Intriguing Details
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured new pictures of our neighbouring planet, Mars. The telescope clicked its first images and spectra of Mars on September 5. The James Webb Space Telescope, an international collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), was launched in December 2021.
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New Mars Water Map Shows Traces of Ancient Water, Might Help Locate Landing Sites For Future Missions
Scientists have utilised data collected over a decade by NASA and the ESA to generate a water map of the Red Planet. The high-resolution map reveals locations of aqueous minerals, whil providing hints at ancient traces of water on Mars. It could also help plan future mars missions
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Plasma-Based Method Utilises Carbon Dioxide on Mars to Make Oxygen
A team of researchers has produced a new plasma-based method through which the resources available in the Martian environment can be utilised to make oxygen. The method would not only allow astronauts to breathe on the planet during future Mars missions, but could also help make fuel, building materials, and fertilisers there.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Crater Filled With Sand, Alters Drilling Plans
Curiosity rover found its target crater filled with sand, forcing NASA to abandon drilling plans. The rover is now studying nearby bedrock and preparing to sample a new sulfate-rich site to uncover Mars’ geological history.
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Red Planet Day 2025: Why November 28 Marks A Landmark Moment In Mars Exploration
Red Planet Day 2025: Red Planet Day reminds us how a single spacecraft, Mariner 4, transformed humanity's understanding of Mars and opened a new era of planetary exploration.
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ESA’s Mars Express Discovers Deep Valleys and Frozen Features Hinting at Mars’ Icy Past
In July 2025, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured a high-resolution image of Acheron Fossae, a region marked by deep chasms and ridges on Mars’s surface. These features, created by ancient crustal stretching, split the terrain into raised horsts and sunken grabens. Valley floors reveal smooth surfaces carved by slow-moving...
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Mars Dust Devils May Spark Lightning, Might Pose Risks to Rovers: Study
A new computer-modeling study reveals that dust devils on Mars—swirling columns of dust and air—may become electrically charged enough to spark lightning-like discharges. Led by researcher Varun Sheel, the study simulates how dry Martian conditions and frictional collisions between dust grains can generate strong electric fields inside these vo...
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Is Mars Really Red? A Physicist Explains the Science Behind Its Colour and More
A physicist explains the science behind Mars’s red appearance, linking its hue to iron oxide or rust. While known as the Red Planet, rover images and telescope data show varied colors, from tan to white ice caps. Observations in ultraviolet and infrared light reveal deeper insights into Mars’s atmosphere, surface, and seasonal changes, enrichin...
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Is Mars Really Red? A Physicist Explains The Planet's Reddish Hue
People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often been called the red planet.
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A Secret Ocean Could Change Everything We Know About Mars
Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir of liquid water, locked deep in the crust.
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Why Is Mars Red? New Study Reveals Reason Behind Iconic Colour
Mars has been a subject of fascination for humans due to its unique colour. Nicknamed the 'Red Planet' for its iconic rusty hue, the question is what exactly gives the planet its colour?
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Mars May Have Been Habitable Much More Recently Than Previously Thought: Study
The study published in Nature Communications makes for the most compelling case to date about Mars' supposed 'life-rich' history.
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Humans Could Turn Green And Lose Eyesight While Living On Mars, Biologist Warns
The dream of colonising Mars appears difficult to achieve due to the brutal conditions on the planet, which experts have warned can cause people to turn green and lose their eyesight.
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European Space Agency Shares Pic Of 'Smiley Face' Spotted On Mars
The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a Martian satellite on a quest to uncover signs of life on the Red Planet, shared the images.
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Alien Sunset On Mars: Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning Image
This image illustrates that sunlight interacts with the atmosphere in significantly distinct ways on both planets.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Images of Mars, Reveals Intriguing Details
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured new pictures of our neighbouring planet, Mars. The telescope clicked its first images and spectra of Mars on September 5. The James Webb Space Telescope, an international collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), was launched in December 2021.
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New Mars Water Map Shows Traces of Ancient Water, Might Help Locate Landing Sites For Future Missions
Scientists have utilised data collected over a decade by NASA and the ESA to generate a water map of the Red Planet. The high-resolution map reveals locations of aqueous minerals, whil providing hints at ancient traces of water on Mars. It could also help plan future mars missions
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Plasma-Based Method Utilises Carbon Dioxide on Mars to Make Oxygen
A team of researchers has produced a new plasma-based method through which the resources available in the Martian environment can be utilised to make oxygen. The method would not only allow astronauts to breathe on the planet during future Mars missions, but could also help make fuel, building materials, and fertilisers there.
