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November 27, 2025 12:35 PM

NASA rover detects electrical discharges – ‘mini-lightning’ – on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has obtained evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is electrically active, detecting electrical discharges - what one scientist called "mini-lightning" - often associated with whirlwinds called dust devils that regularly saun...

November 14, 2025 9:30 AM

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landing

The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and nailing the return landing of its reusable boos...

November 13, 2025 12:40 PM

Blue Origin to renew Mars satellite launch bid as geomagnetic storm fades

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, carrying two satellites designed to measure space weather on Mars, is back on track for another launch attempt this week, the company said on Wednesday, after a string of delays forced by cloudy skies and a geomagnetic...

September 11, 2025 1:44 PM

NASA rover finds potential sign of ancient life in Martian rocks

A sample obtained by NASA's Perseverance rover of reddish rock formed billions of years ago from sediment on the bottom of a lake contains potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, according to scientists, though the minerals spotted in the ...

July 18, 2025 10:51 AM

Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby’s

A 54-pound (24.5-kg) Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record for a meteorite. The auction on Wednesday for the rock known as NWA 16788 sparked a 15...

June 20, 2025 10:47 AM

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in setback to Musk’s Mars mission

SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas late on Wednesday, the latest in a series of setbacks for billionaire Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program. The explosion occurred around 11 p.m. local time ...

March 7, 2025 9:36 AM

SpaceX’s Starship explodes in space, again raining debris over Caribbean

SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program. Several...

August 9, 2024 7:23 PM

Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping ‘glitter’

The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be done in real life? Scientists are now proposing a new approach to warm up Earth's planetary neighbor by pumping...

November 8, 2023 11:28 AM

Aditya-L1 provides first high-energy X-ray glimpse of solar flares

India's solar mission spacecraft, Aditya-L1, made a groundbreaking discovery by capturing the initial burst of high-energy X-rays from solar flares on Tuesday. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced this significant achievement and ...