NASA rover detects electric discharges like 'mini-sonic booms' on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...
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Scientists map of old Mars river basins for the 1st time. These could be great places to search for ancient life

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...
New Scientist

Mars may once have had a much larger moon

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a ...
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Scientists Find Evidence of Ancient Tropical Oasis on Mars

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet ...
Scientific American

Timekeeping on Mars Is a Tall Order. Here’s Why

Even worse, the orbit of Mars is elliptical (think of a slight oval rather than a perfect circle), which means that sometimes ...

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the last decade

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...

Mars in Capricorn Encourages You to Take Risks and 4 Zodiac Signs Are Going All in

On Dec. 15, Mars will enter the structured and ambitious sign of Capricorn, encouraging more discipline and pragmatism in ...
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Faster time flow on Mars adds complexity to future missions

Scientists find that time on Mars runs 477 microseconds faster than on Earth, a discovery that could enhance deep-space communication and future exploration ...