Every year the robots and satellites scientists have sent to Mars make discoveries that help us learn more about the Red Planet's past and take us a step closer to humanity's potential future living there — and this year was no exception.
Despite the death of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter and a gaping hole in one of the Curiosity rover's wheels, 2024 was still a banner year for Martian discoveries, including what happened to the Red Planet's magnetic field and whether or not the alien world once harbored extraterrestrial life.
