Mars

Mars
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Perseverance (Rover)
Phobos
Planetary Science
The Solar System
Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Earth appears as a point of light in the Martian sky, disappearing behind the crescent of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons. This is the first time humanity has captured from the surface of […]
Posted August 5, 2026
Curiosity (Rover)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars Exploration Program
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called polygonal fractures, each one about 1.5 to 3 inches (4 to 8 centimeters) across.
Posted July 29, 2026
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mars
Mars Exploration Program
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Planetary Science Division
Planets
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, finding that they form in a similar way to Earth-based auroras. Results published Thursday in Nature Communications show the same mechanism that circulates and catapults charged particles into E
Posted July 23, 2026
Mars
Asteroids
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Perseverance (Rover)
Planetary Science
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim of Jezero Crater was built by repeated asteroid impacts. Referred to as the “Broom Point member” by the rover’s science team, this sequence of layered bedrock is likely more than 3.9 billion years old, making it among […]
Posted July 15, 2026
Curiosity (Rover)
Mars
This close-up view shows fragments of sulfur crystals — the first ever seen on the Red Planet. The crystals were found after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over a rock and crush it on May 30, 2024. Several days later, Curiosity used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to take […]
Posted July 9, 2026
Comets
Earth's Moon
Mars
Rings of Saturn
Saturn
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
The Milky Way
The Solar System
Uranus
A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings at a new angle. Skywatching Highlights Transcript An early morning hangout with the Moon and planets, a comet swings by, prime time for the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings shine at a new angle. That’s What’s Up […]
Posted July 2, 2026
Earth's Moon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars Exploration Program
On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled about 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal intervention from the team of engineers trailing it.
Posted June 18, 2026
Mars
Ames Research Center
Commercial Space
Partner With Us
Science Mission Directorate
NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation.
Posted June 18, 2026
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Deep Space Network
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Science Mission Directorate
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission. The spacecraft was heard last on Dec. 6, when it experienced an unexpected loss of signal after […]
Posted June 3, 2026
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