The Latest Breaking News from Mars

China finally admits its hibernating Mars rover may never wake up

The Zhurong Mars rover never woke up from a planned hibernation, and the head of the mission team has now revealed why.

LiveScience · Apr 27, 2023

Days before dying, Japan's lunar lander snaps glorious photo of Earth during a total solar eclipse

Japan's Hakuto-R lander may have crashed on the moon, but the spacecraft still sent back valuable images.

LiveScience · Apr 27, 2023

New Study Detects Sound Waves Traveling into Martian Core

A new study conducted by researchers at the Bristol University uncovered insights into the liquid core of the red planet, furthering understanding its formation and evolution. According to PA media, the research also reveals the first detections of sound waves traveling into the Martian core, finding that it is slightly…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2023

Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps incredible aerial photo of Perseverance rover during 51st flight

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured an incredible aerial photo of the Perseverance rover amidst the desolate Red Planet plains on April 22, 2023.

Space · Apr 25, 2023

Look! Hope Space Probe Captured Our Best View Yet of Mars' Enigmatic Moon Deimos

The lumpy little moon appears to be made of the same rock as Mars.

Inverse · Apr 25, 2023

NASA is about to lock these 4 researchers in a simulated Mars outpost for a year

Four crewmembers will live in a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in a simulation of a Mars mission.

Space · Apr 25, 2023

NASA Recorded Seismic Waves Just As They Pierced Mars' Liquid Metal Heart

In a new study, a team of researchers became the first to detect seismic waves that had moved through the core of Mars.

Inverse · Apr 25, 2023

Study Details Differences between Deep Interiors of Mars and Earth

Mars is Earth's next-door neighbor in the solar system - two rocky worlds with differences down to their very core, literally. A new study based on seismic data obtained by NASA's robotic InSight lander is offering a fuller understanding of the Martian deep interior and fresh details about dissimilarities between…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2023

Who is Relativity Space and what do they do?

Relativity Space is a California-based startup company that has produced the world's first 3D-printed rocket, the Terran-1. We explore the company in more detail here.

Space · Apr 25, 2023

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: First high-res images of Mars’s moon Deimos revealed

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency has managed to capture the highest resolution images of Mars’s smallest moon, Deimos.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023