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Dark streaks on Mars may not come from water after all, scientists say

Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.

Space

In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

Space

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From Leaping Leo to the Big Dipper: Here's how to see the bright stars of spring rising in the east this season

The bright constellations of winter have departed in the west, while the stars of spring are climbing the eastern and southern skies.

Space

Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

Space

Mars doesn’t have magnetic poles – but the planet still has auroras. Mars rover captures the first-ever photo of the aurora on another planet

The aurora on Mars is a different type, but shares the same green color

Digital Camera World

Did it once snow on Mars?

It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give us clues

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Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

Texas is positioning itself at the forefront of human spaceflight research with a $1 billion proposal to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Space

Perseverance Mars rover becomes 1st spacecraft to spot auroras from the surface of another world

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover made skywatching history in March, becoming the first robot to witness auroras from the surface of another planet.

Space

You think you know the moon? NASA scientists say think again

A new technique using data gathered by a spacecraft has helped peer back billions of years

The Independent UK

Mars Sample Return now! (op-ed)

The White House's 2026 budget request axes NASA's long-held plan to bring Mars samples to Earth for analysis. Here's why that cancellation would be a mistake.

Space

Lights on Mars! NASA rover photographs visible auroras on Red Planet for the first time

NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a photo of green auroras shining in the Martian sky for the first time. The alien light show, previously assumed to be impossible, could be visible to future astronauts.

LiveScience

SpaceX will launch Starship's 9th test flight next week, Elon Musk says

Elon Musk said that he'll give a livestreamed update about SpaceX's Mars plans next week, shortly before the ninth test flight of the company's Starship megarocket.

Space

The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?

Thanks to poor engineering and Elon Musk, Tesla’s road rage-inducing street tank can’t even win over its core demographic: doomsday preppers

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NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.

Space

Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'

The White House says NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is a waste of money, but experts say the mission could help it achieve its goal of putting humans on Mars.

LiveScience

Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface

By studying seismic waves, researchers have found a layer deep beneath the surface of Mars that could contain enough liquid water to flood the planet with an ocean thousands of feet deep.

Space

'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars

A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle, but the findings are based on seismic data from just one region, highlighting the need for future missions to confirm the results across the planet.

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The Independent UK

New signals point to vast ocean of water hidden beneath Mars’s crust

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the red dust

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From The Lab: French-led team discover Mars's longest carbon molecules to date

An international team of scientists from France, the United States, Mexico, and Spain has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars: the detection of the longest carbon-based molecules ever found on the planet's surface.

The Conversation

Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir of liquid water, locked deep in the crust.

Space

How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'

An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their reentry to Earth's atmosphere.

Space

Playmobil, ESA partner on toy starter pack for a space mission on the moon

They have taken them to space (for real) and advised on their futuristic Mars vehicles. Now the European Space Agency is partnering again with Playmobil to explore the moon.

The National (Scotland)

Mars rover technology tested out in Highlands

Technology which will be used to search for evidence of life on Mars has been tested in the Scottish Highlands

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I've been testing 3D printers for over a decade – I tried the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16k and it's truly innovative

The Saturn promises larger prints and at speed but does it deliver?

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