NPR

At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved

Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance discovery is direct evidence of a form of ...
The New York Times

NASA Rover Makes a Shocking Discovery: Lightning on Mars

The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the red planet’s atmosphere. By Kenneth Chang It is shocking but not surprising. Lightning crackles on Mars, scientists ...
New York Post

NASA discovers rock on Mars that shouldn’t be there — and scientists think it’s a visitor from outer space

Like an interstellar rolling stone. NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to potentially interstellar origins. “This rock ...
Scientific American

Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home

Right now one of the most advanced planetary explorers ever built is scouring the surface of Mars. Supported by a team of hundreds of scientists back on Earth, the Perseverance rover has traveled ...
The New York Times

Almost Everything About NASA’s Latest Mission to Mars Is Unusual

The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang went to ...
Ars Technica

Tracking the winds that have turned Mars into a planet of dust

Mars is cold, parched, and extremely dusty. Powerful gusts of wind kick up literal tons of reddish dust that often takes the form of whorls known as dust devils. These winds also shroud the planet in ...
Scientific American

Blue Origin’s NASA Launch to Mars Is a Shot across the Bow for SpaceX

Blue Origin successfully launched—and partially landed—its New Glenn rocket on Thursday. The achievement marks a major step forward in the company’s bid to rival SpaceX as a reliable provider of ...
Phys.org

Evidence of ancient underground water reveals Mars may have stayed habitable longer than believed

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface of Mars, revealing that the planet may have remained habitable for life ...
CNN

Landmark Mars mission and first big test for Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket is delayed by weather

New Glenn, the towering orbital rocket that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin designed to compete with SpaceX’s dominant Falcon rockets, is back for its second launch ever — this time with a job to send twin ...
CNN

Why an unprecedented NASA mission is set to take off on a winding journey to Mars

Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars, where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago. Called ...
Popular Science

Meet Blue and Gold: NASA’s first twin satellites bound for Mars

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA is readying the first dual-satellite mission to another planet ...
Forbes

Mars Discovery Means ‘Galaxy Could Be Teeming With Life,’ Scholar Says

NASA's Perseverance robot, depicted here landing on the Martian dunes, used its cutting-edge cameras to image what could be the first evidence of life ever detected on Mars, opening the possibility ...