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NASA is developing new technologies to enable a crewed mission to Mars, planned for 2035 under the Artemis program.

Red Planet Day traces its roots to November 28, 1964, when NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft was launched on its historic journey to Mars. This mission marked humanity’s first detailed encounter with ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — The combination of low temperature, atmospheric pressure and water vapor pressure on Mars means any liquid water found there would likely freeze, boil or evaporate immediately ...

The first full moon of the 2025 called 'Wolf Moon' that seen next to Mars rises over the sky during ... [+] a lunar occultation of Mars in Charlotte, United States on January 13, 2025. The next ...

Mars will make its closest approach to Earth this weekend while rising to its highest point in the night sky. On Sunday (Jan. 12), the Red Planet will make its close approach of Earth at 8:32 a.m ...

This story was updated to correct inaccurate position of Mars and Earth. Mars will appear its biggest and brightest this month when it reaches its closest position to Earth while simultaneously ...

Stargazers are being offered a host of celestial treats this week as not only has the Wolf Moon made its appearance but so has the planet Mars. While the night sky is lit by the first full moon of ...

This week, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition." That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet ...

Year-round, whenever they’re above the horizon, they never cease to amaze. Mars, on the other hand, is easy to underappreciate because it appears small for much of the year, making it hard to ...

In the photo, taken in Sept. 2022 and publicly released in Dec. 2024, the dunes appear surprisingly motionless. Dunes on both Mars and Earth usually migrate as wind picks up grains of sand from ...