We're back! A long-time reader and subscriber recently mentioned in the Ars Forums that they "kind of" missed the Daily Telescope posts that I used to write in 2023 and 2024. Although I would have ...

The NASA curiosity rover footage of Mars immediately had people on social media getting reflective and thinking about things ...

But recent research suggests yet another worry: toxic Martian dust. Cameras aboard NASA’s Mars rovers like Perseverance and Curiosity have extensively documented the planet’s barren ...

During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos. The European Space Agency ...

Mars, also called the Red Planet, is one of the most familiar planets in our solar system – apart from Earth, of course! Mars has become a hot topic of conversation because of the idea of ...

The multi-camera image and video system designed by Malin Space Science Systems for the Mars Rover uses real-time JPEG compression to efficiently transmit selected images to Earth Woodcliff Lake, New ...

These are the largest organic molecules discovered on Mars to date. NASA/Dan Gallagher Despite its freezing temperatures, thin atmosphere, and lack of surface water today, scientists believe that ...

Like our moon, Deimos is tidally locked to Mars, meaning the same side always faces the planet—the only side visible to rovers on the Martian surface. The only way to see Deimos’ far side up close is ...

The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) is Germany's most important contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Express mission. The main objective of this mission, which reached Mars in ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical signatures of past life, if it ever existed. Scientists have announced ...