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Blocks of dry ice carve gullies on Martian dunes through explosive sublimationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Mysterious gullies carved into Martian sand dunes have long puzzled planetary scientists. Now, new experiments by Utrecht University Earth scientist Dr Lonneke Roelofs suggest they were dug not by f ... more 
Key ExoMars Rover part ships from AberystwythAberystwyth, Wales (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 The search for life on Mars takes a leap forward today, as a key instrument for a major space mission begins its journey from Aberystwyth University to Italy for testing. The infrared spectrom ... more 
Yeast withstands Mars-like shocks and toxic salts in survival testSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Life on Mars, if it ever existed, would need to survive an environment defined by violence and toxicity - from meteorite impacts to soil laced with corrosive perchlorate salts. Now, scientists at th ... more 
Martian craters record repeated ice ages as planetary ice stores dwindleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Scientists have long debated how much water Mars once held and how it faded to today's arid world. A new study in Geology mines "ice archives" preserved inside impact craters to reconstruct a climat ... more |
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Two decades of Mars images reveal fast moving dust devils and stronger windsParis, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Combing 20 years of Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter imagery, ESA-led researchers cataloged 1,039 dust devils to show how surface winds loft and transport dust across Mars. Published in Sc ... more 
Mars dust devils point to planet wide gale force windsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Despite Mars's tenuous air, winds there play a dominant role in climate and dust transport. An international team led by the University of Bern reports that dust devils and the winds enveloping them ... more 
Computer models point to crew diversity as key to resilient Mars missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Simulation results from Stevens Institute of Technology researchers Iser Pena and Hao Chen indicate that who you send to Mars matters as much as what you send. Published October 8, 2025 in PLOS One, ... more  
Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near MarsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 7, 2025 NASA and the European Space Agency are tracking the 3I/ATLAS interstellar object as it travels past Mars on its way toward the Sun and through the solar system. ... more |
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Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmedMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. Space agencies are planning to send crews to Mars within decades but sustaini ... more |
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Curtin powers global push to find life on Mars and advance autonomyPerth, Australia (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Curtin University is helping unlock the secrets of life on Mars and advance next-generation robotics and autonomous systems, with two new international agreements signed this week at the Internation ... more 
Martian skies reveal intricate atmospheric layers in new orbiter imagesParis, France (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured the most detailed view yet of Mars's atmosphere, showing a fine layering of dust and ice particles that resembles a cosmic mille-feuille. The images reve ... more 
Researchers ID new mineral on Mars, providing insight on potential early lifeAmherst MA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst are part of a team that has identified a unique mineral on Mars, described in Nature Communications. Named ferric hydroxysulfate, the mineral ... more 
Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and MarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 With repeated strikes of a 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) sledgehammer, a team of NASA-supported researchers has demonstrated a low-tech but powerful method to locate caves that may one day provide shelter ... more |
Wind driven rovers show promise for low cost Mars missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2025 Recent tests suggest that swarms of spherical tumbleweed rovers could offer an affordable and efficient way to explore Mars. Experiments conducted in a wind tunnel and on natural terrain show that t ... more  |
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NASA's ESCAPADE craft returns to Florida for fall mission to MarsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 23, 2025 NASA officials say its Mars-bound ESCAPADE spacecraft is back in Florida and is being prepped for its scheduled launch this fall. ... more
Mars polar vortex traps cold and builds seasonal ozone layerBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 A rare look inside the wintry north polar vortex of Mars has revealed that conditions are far colder than outside its boundary, and that the months of complete darkness allow ozone to accumulate in ... more 
Predicting Martian aurora to safeguard future explorersBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2025 Planetary scientists report progress in predicting when the Martian night sky will glow with green aurora, building on new visible-light images captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. The rover ... more
New Mars research reveals multiple episodes of habitability in Jezero CraterHouston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2025 New research using NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered strong evidence that Mars' Jezero Crater experienced multiple episodes of fluid activity - each with conditions that could have supported l ... more |
Volcanic sulfur gases may have warmed early Mars and supported potential lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 While the ancient Martian climate is still debated, new research indicates that volcanic emissions of sulfur gases could have created a warmer atmosphere capable of sustaining life. The study, publi ... more 
Natural forces may deliver organics to ESA rover on MarsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Science (EPSC-DPS2025) Press Release - The Rosalind Franklin rover's search for ancien ... more 
Clues to ancient Martian chemistry revealed by Perseverance roverLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence of long-ago chemical processes while exploring Jezero Crater, giving scientists fresh insight into how minerals, water, and possibly organics interac ... more 
Perseverance Meets the MegabrecciaPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2025 Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse range of boulders that the science team bel ... more |
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'Potential biosignatures' found in ancient Mars lakeLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Led by NASA and featuring key analysis from Imperial College London, the work has uncovered a range of minerals and organic matter in Martian rocks that point to an ancient history of habitable conditions and potential biological processes on the Red Planet. ... more 
Researchers uncover potential biosignatures on MarsCollege Station TX (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 A new study co-authored by Texas A and M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ancient Martian microbial life in rocks examined by NASA's Perseverance r ... more 
NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission SimulationHouston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA's year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with ... more 
Over Soroya Ridge and onwardPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2025 Perseverance has continued exploring beyond the rim of Jezero crater, spending time last week at Parnasset conducting a mini-campaign on aeolian bedforms. After wrapping up that work, three separate ... more |
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Mars mantle holds fragments from ancient giant impacts study findsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 Rocky material buried deep within Mars has been traced to colossal impacts 4.5 billion years ago, according to new findings from NASA's retired InSight lander. The discovery points to lumps of mantl ... more |
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NASA's Artemis II lunar science operations to inform future missionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 NASA's Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will advance the agency's goal to land astronauts at the Moon's south polar region and w ... more  
SpaceX scrubs latest Starship launch due to bad weatherWashington (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 Bad weather on Monday forced SpaceX to postpone the latest launch of its massive prototype Starship rocket, key to founder Elon Musk's dreams of colonizing Mars and NASA's plans to return astron ... more  
Asteroid family link strengthened by SwRI analysis of Bennu and RyuguLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 A Southwest Research Institute study of near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu provides compelling evidence that both objects originated from the Polana collisional family in the main asteroid belt be ... more 
Curiosity Captures Mars Landscape While Talking to an OrbiterPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 22, 2025 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover demonstrated a new multitasking capability when capturing this view: It snapped the 15 images that make up the mosaic while simultaneously communicating with an orbiter. ... more |
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