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Scientists map of old Mars river basins for the 1st time. These could be great places to search for ancient life

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

NASA rover detects electric discharges like 'mini-sonic booms' on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...
New Scientist

Mars may once have had a much larger moon

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a ...
Scientific American

Timekeeping on Mars Is a Tall Order. Here’s Why

Even worse, the orbit of Mars is elliptical (think of a slight oval rather than a perfect circle), which means that sometimes ...

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the last decade

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...
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Astronomers find bizarre surprises on Mars, and the cause remains unclear

Mars keeps refusing to behave like the dead, simple world many scientists once imagined. Each new rover trench, fractured ...
SpaceNews

Report identifies science objectives of human Mars exploration

The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National ...
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Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly ...