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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover caught something unusual streaking across the sky above the Red Planet. On Saturday (Oct. 4), Perseverance’s Right Navigation Camera (Navcam) captured an image of a streak of light in the sky above Mars. The date of the image coincides with when interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was set to make its closest pass to the Red Planet, according …

For more than twenty years, the Mars Express orbiter has studied the Red Planet and remains the European Space Agency’s (ESA) only operational mission. In that time, it has provided the most complete map of the Martian atmosphere and its chemical composition. It has also studied Mars’ innermost moon (Phobos) in stunning detail, and traced the flow channels, delta fans, …

Clear skies over Mars gave NASA’s Perseverance rover a rare chance to capture a razor sharp panorama of the landscape at a site called Falbreen. The view stretches from nearby sand ripples to hills many miles away, and it shows the kind of fine texture scientists look for when they map rock layers and decide what to study next. …

NASA‘s Curiosity rover took advantage of a clear winter day to snap new panoramic pictures of one of Mars‘ most enduring mysteries.  A lookout point in the foothills of Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain, allowed the rover to see all the way across Gale Crater‘s floor. Near the center of the image is Peace Vallis, an ancient river channel thought …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there by Perseverance — ideally in labs on Earth — before reaching any conclusions. While acknowledging the latest analysis “certainly …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars last year may have potentially been made by ancient life, NASA announced Wednesday. The team has also published a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Nature about the new analysis, though they say further study is needed. “After a year of review, …

NASA rover finds potential sign of ancient life in Martian rocks  Reuters Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars  Nature Martian rock contains ‘clearest sign’ yet of ancient life on Mars, NASA says  CNN NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year  NASA (.gov) Unusual compounds in rocks on Mars may be sign of ancient microbial life  The Guardian Source link

For more than 20 years, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express orbiter has been imaging the surface of the Red Planet. One region, in particular, continues to fascinate the Mars Express team, known as Acheron Fossae. A new high-resolution photo examines the western edge of this region, giving us a closer look at the fascinating topography found here. Acheron …

Science & Exploration 06/08/2025 1106 views 37 likes In its latest postcard from Mars, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express returns to Acheron Fossae: a dramatic network of chasms carved into the surface of the Red Planet. Context map of Acheron Fossae on Mars In April, we highlighted the eastern end of the Acheron Fossae region of Mars – an …

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), a camera on the end of its robotic arm, to view this wind-eroded rock shaped like a piece of coral on July 24, 2025, the 4,608th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Nicknamed “Paposo” by the rover’s science team, the rock was about 2 inches (5 centimeters) from …