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Like much of Mars, the butterscotch plain is inhospitable, empty, ancient, and, when it comes down to it, pretty dull. But a few hundred meters to the south, over a shoal of low, uneven hummocks ...

This story was updated to correct inaccurate position of Mars and Earth. Mars will appear its biggest and brightest this month when it reaches its closest position to Earth while simultaneously ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

Mars has been born afresh in the human mind with each exploratory thrust. Now it was happening again under the astonished gaze of Ken Edgett as he sat at his computer, tucked away in a leafy ...

Learn about Mars at opposition in January 2025, when the Red Planet is closest to Earth. Discover how to view it, key dates, ...

Visiting Mars could be achieved very soon (Picture: Shutterstock.AI Generator) Life on Mars is a dream long held – and not just for David Bowie. The idea of settling on the Red Planet has been ...

Were you watching on February 19 as the very excited men and women of NASA managed to land the newest invention, Perseverance, on Mars from their ... of amazing space facts as it wheels around ...

NASA’s description of the image says it is "the first 360-degree panorama taken by Mastcam-Z, a zoomable pair of cameras aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. The panorama was stitched ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The fourth planet Mars will soon shine brighter than the night sky’s brightest star—Sirius—but during its entire ...

Deimos is Mars' outer moon. It's a tiny, irregularly shaped moon and smaller than Mars' other moon, Phobos. Despite being unspectacular, Deimos remains a fascinating mystery. Deimos is one of only ...