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buradaki/Shutterstock Until recently, Mars was studied only through telescopes and some data that was recorded from early spacecraft. It was thought that Mars’ polar regions were the only significant reservoirs of ice, mainly in the form of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice). The rest of Mars seemed too dry for frozen water …

The billionaire owners of Space X and Blue Origin have competing visions of a space-based future. Elon Musk wants a self-sustaining settlement on Mars as a backup for humanity in case the Earth gets destroyed. Jeff Bezos wants us to move heavy industry and all polluting industries to space to save Earth’s climate, and envisions a trillion humans living in …

A TikTok account pretending to be the NASA Curiosity rover has fooled people. A fake video showing the “night sky on Mars” allegedly filmed by NASA’s Curiosity Rover has fooled thousands on TikTok and even a couple of news websites. The TikTok account that the video has come from is called “nasa.curiosity” and its profile picture is even the NASA …

Scientists have been left baffled after a mysterious ‘alien helmet’ was spotted on the surface of Mars. The object was spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover through its Mastcam-Z. A pointed peak with a pitted, nodular texture would make people think of armor worn here on Earth in a bygone era. But does this prove that Martians are really living on …

On August 8, 2025, NASA‘s Curiosity rover found itself at the intersection of three ridges found on the Martian landscape. This “peace sign” shape, as called by NASA engineers, is part of a larger boxwork pattern on the surface of Mars. What is it? Since it landed within Mars’s Gale Crater in 2012, Curiosity has been exploring the planet’s reddish …

View larger. | Corals on Mars? NASA’s Curiosity rover used its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to photograph this small rock nicknamed Paposo on July 24, 2025 (Martian sol 4609). This is 1 of 2 rocks Curiosity saw in this area that resembles fossilized coral, but it was probably just shaped by the thin Martian winds. Image via NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ …

NASA’s Curiosity rover, after years of navigating the rugged terrain of Mars, has recently reached a rare and highly stable location in Gale Crater. This new position is considered one of the most secure and advantageous spots since the rover’s landing, allowing mission scientists to plan operations with exceptional precision and minimal risk to the vehicle. The discovery was detailed …

NASA’s acting Administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will step back from climate science to focus on space exploration — highlighting a growing shift in the agency’s overall mission. The remarks echo President Trump’s NASA budget proposal, which seeks steep cuts to NASA’s Earth science initiatives, potentially putting several key missions at risk and raising concerns among researchers about gaps …

SALT LAKE CITY — Blue Origin is offering a version of its Blue Ring spacecraft as a Mars communications orbiter as it and other companies seek ways to provide commercial services for NASA at Mars. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out …

Blue Origin is gearing up for the second-ever launch of its New Glenn rocket, set to carry NASA’s ambitious ESCAPADE mission to Mars on September 29, 2025. According to a report from Space.com, Blue Origin has been collaborating closely with NASA to prepare for this highly anticipated flight. Initially, the ESCAPADE mission was slated to launch aboard New Glenn’s first …