Mars Rover

Explained: NASA’s first-ever recording of sound of dust devil on Mars

Researchers hope that recording the sound of a dust devil on Mars will help them better understand the weather and climate on the planet, including how its arid surface and thin atmosphere may have once supported life

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover found “human trash” on Mars

The Perseverance Rover has found something very unusual on the surface of Mars. Instead of finding past microbial life forms as part of its mission, the Mars Rover has found a piece of “human trash” on its surface.

China's Zhurong rover completes initial mission, will continue to explore Mars

It said it would continue to explore the area known as Utopia Planitia where it landed on 14 May.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completes nine years on the red planet

The robot which was launched in November 2011 and reached Mars on 5 August 2012.

China’s ambitious plans in space go beyond the moon and Mars

China is planning a single, 10-year mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and pass by a comet.

Tianwen-1: How China's Mars lander Zhurong will attempt to touch down on the red planet

Tianwen-1 will use a laser range finder to work out where it is relative to Martian terrain and microwave sensor to determine its speed more accurately.

Ingenuity flies the furthest its ever gone in third successful flight on Mars

The helicopter on this third flight covered 50 meters of distance, reaching the speed of two meters per second.

Perseverance rover converts CO2 into oxygen on Mars for the first time

MOXIE produced five grams of oxygen, equal to 10 minutes of breathable oxygen for astronaut carrying out normal activity.

NASA shares stunning 360-degree panorama of Perseverance Mars rover's landing site

The rover's cameras will help scientists ascertain the geological history and atmospheric conditions of Jezero Crater.

Watch: Greta Thunberg's 'Fridays for Future' releases video mocking massive expenditure on Mars exploration

The video, titled '1%', takes a jibe at the governments around the world spending billions on space exploration when the same money could be used on Earth to tackle the climate crisis