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NASA's downed Ingenuity helicopter has a 'last gift' for humanity — but we'll have to go to Mars to get it
NASA's stranded Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has beamed back its final signal to Earth from the Red Planet, which included a farewell message for mission scientists. It will continue collecting data on Mars until it dies but will not transmit this data to Earth.
NASA Mars samples, which could contain evidence of life, will not return to Earth as initially planned
NASA's plan to retrieve as many as 30 geological samples from Mars is getting a major rewrite, agency officials said on Monday. The initial plan, which would not return the samples to Earth until 2040, was deemed "too expensive" and "unacceptably too long."
Boulders flung from NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission could crash into Mars, study predicts
Dozens of boulders dislodged by NASA's asteroid-smashing DART test could hit Mars in the future, new research suggests.
Single enormous object left 2 billion craters on Mars, scientists discover
An object that slammed into Mars roughly 2.3 million years ago created 2 billion smaller craters around the main Corinto impact crater, near the Red Planet's equator.
Have all 8 planets ever aligned?
The solar system's eight planets will never truly be in a straight line, but they can get close to it.
Gargantuan volcano on Mars found hidden 'in plain sight,' and it could hold potential signs of life
A newly discovered volcano near Mars' "Labyrinth of Night" could be a "prime" spot to search for life on the Red Planet, scientists say.
Every 2.4 million years, Mars tugs on Earth so hard it changes the ocean floor
A new geological study suggests that Mars' gravitational field pulls the Earth closer to the sun over cycles lasting millions of years, warming our climate.
Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and Mars in quick succession
In 2021, a solar storm was recorded by multiple different spacecraft and the results tell quite the story.
