Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war.
Mars is often called the Red Planet because of the iron oxide present on its surface. It has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Like Earth, Mars has clouds, winds, a roughly 24-hour day, seasonal weather patterns, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, and other familiar features.
Curiosity found preserved, ancient mud cracks on Mars
Curiosity views mud cracks in the clay-sulfate transition region.
Strange: Mars is spinning faster
Data sent by the spacecraft provided new details about how fast the planet rotates.
For the first time, a solar eruption detected simultaneously on Earth, the Moon, and Mars
Emphasizing the need to prepare human exploration missions for the dangers of space radiation.
The study discovered the secret to Venus’s youthful appearance
What keeps Venus looking so young?
Measuring and mapping the abundance of chromium across Mercury’s surface
This is the first time that chromium has been directly detected and mapped across any planetary surface.
Extremely weak magnetic fields detected on the surface of Mars’ Utopia basin
This indicates no detectable magnetization anomalies below Zhurong's landing site.
NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft acquired stunning views of Mars
The images were taken at different points.
NASA’s Curiosity finds a book-like rock on Mars
The image in an anaglyph can be viewed with red-blue 3D glasses.
NASA’s Perseverance captured the bands of rocks formed by a very fast, deep river
Curved bands of rocks at 'Skrinkle Haven'.