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Radiation will be a real challenge for Mars colonists, powerful solar storm shows
A powerful solar storm in May 2024 created auroras on Mars and provided scientists with crucial information that could aid future crewed missions to the Red Planet.
Solar storm douses Mars in radiation as auroras flicker in the Red Planet sky (video)
NASA's fleet of robotic Martian explorers measured the effects of May's dramatic solar storms, experiencing the equivalent of undergoing about 30 chest X-rays all at once.
Is there really a huge subsurface lake near Mars' south pole?
Evidence for a lake beneath the south polar cap of Mars may have been misinterpreted, a new study reports.
'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator
Water frost has been found on huge volcanoes at the equator of Mars, a region where scientists thought frost was impossible.
The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration
Similar craters are found on Earth and the Moon, and are the product of volcanic, tectonic or even fluvial activity.
Fly over the scarred canyons of Mars in this breathtaking video from European spacecraft
ESA's Mars Express orbiter surveyed the vast Nili Fossae trenches, which formed following a massive impact billions of years ago, when water flowed over the Martian surface.
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests.
Lost photos suggest Mars' mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise
Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos.
