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    Mars Has A Large Impact On Earth’s Climate Astrobiology Web17:33
    Congress throws NASA a lifeline, leaves Mars sample mission to die in the dust The Register13:04
    NASA fears Mars imager probe MAVEN may be lost PetaPixel20:08
    NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost Nature.com21:22
    China’s Zhurong Rover reveals Mars held liquid water longer than previously believed Anadolu Agency13:16
    NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount Sharp Space.com20:03
    Mars Sample Return: red planet politics, science and space race Leonard David's Inside Outer Space (Weblog)14:02

    Latest News

    In the last hour
    How Mars influences Earth’s climate The Week (US)19:21
    In the last 8 hours
    Mars once had a vast sea the size of the Arctic Ocean New Scientist12:36
    Palladyne AI Secures Next-Generation Spacecraft Contract, Unlocking New High-Growth Opportunity Business Wire (Press Release)12:03
    Yesterday
    Regolith as a Refuge: Differential Survival of Bacteriophage Qβ in Mars-Analog Environments Astrobiology Web19:45 19-Jan-26
    NASA Launches “Mars To Table” Challenge To Build Earth-Independent Food Systems For Deep Space The Dallas Express14:37 19-Jan-26
    Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms The Conversation (US)14:15 19-Jan-26
    Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars Space.com14:05 19-Jan-26
    Deltas and Canyons on Mars Hint at Ocean That Covered Half the Planet ZME Science12:27 19-Jan-26
    In the last 7 days
    Space Science in 2026: New lunar explorers, Mars missions, and space telescopes nasaspaceflight.com20:54 18-Jan-26
    This Week in History: From poisoned Russians to life on Mars? The Independent17:51 18-Jan-26
    Mars Can Actually Trigger Ice Ages on Earth Despite Being Millions of Miles Away ZME Science14:13 18-Jan-26
    Mars: Scientists Have Figured Out How Blue The Red Planet Used to Be ScienceAlert11:01 18-Jan-26
    Mars Wasn’t Always a Red Planet, It Used to Be Blue Vice (US)09:31 18-Jan-26
    Crew-11 emergency return, Mars Sample Return cancellation, shrinking river deltas, and an ancient wolf mystery. Live Science12:11 17-Jan-26
    A photographic exploration of life and death on the 'Cornish Mars' Cornwall Live06:07 17-Jan-26
    Anatomy Of Empirical Transit Spectra Of Mars Based On TGO/NOMAD Astrobiology Web17:56 16-Jan-26
    NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet Live Science17:32 16-Jan-26
    Briefing Chat: Can NASA return rocks from Mars? And why dogs have long ears Nature.com14:30 16-Jan-26
    After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent maven Mars orbiter today Space.com13:10 16-Jan-26
    Congress throws NASA a lifeline, leaves Mars sample mission to die in the dust The Register13:04 16-Jan-26
    US plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon by 2030 in preparation for missions to Mars Just The News04:10 16-Jan-26
    Mysterious 'Mars bar’ discovered in famous Ring Nebula University of Manchester00:03 16-Jan-26
    NASA to Resume Search for Missing Mars Orbiter, But Prospects of Re-establishing Communication… Smithsonian Magazine20:33 15-Jan-26
    NASA Fears Mars Imager Probe MAVEN May Be Lost PetaPixel20:08 15-Jan-26
    Mars Was Half Covered By An Ocean Astrobiology Web19:13 15-Jan-26
    Direct Detection Of Hydrogen Reveals A New Macroscopic Crustal Water Reservoir On Early Mars Astrobiology Web18:53 15-Jan-26
    How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate Space.com16:08 15-Jan-26
    Life on Mars? Let’s focus on fixing the Earth first Evening Standard08:49 15-Jan-26
    A Postcard From Mars: NASA's Curiosity Rover Sends Beautiful Mount Sharp Panorama CNET18:58 14-Jan-26
    How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze Space.com16:03 14-Jan-26
    Without Mars, Earth’s Ice-Age Rhythm Would Change, Simulations Show Study Finds15:01 14-Jan-26
    Mars was blue - Discovery of ocean on planet rewrites history of solar system, say boffins Daily Star14:45 14-Jan-26
    Easy 4-step method to defrost your car endorsed by ex-NASA engineer who worked on Mars rover Somerset Live13:30 14-Jan-26
    NASA pessimistic about odds of recovering MAVEN SpaceNews12:39 14-Jan-26
    Earth’s ice ages shaped by tiny tugs from Mars EarthSky12:22 14-Jan-26
    A NASA Mission to Bring Samples From Mars Back to Earth Has Been Canceled ScienceAlert02:52 14-Jan-26
    NASA Has Some Very Bad News About Its Mars Spacecraft Futurism01:31 14-Jan-26
    New NASA A.I. Effort For Mars Exploration Ignores The Search For Life (e.g. Astrobiology) NASA Watch21:49 13-Jan-26
    Op-ed: Mars Sample Return May Be Canceled, But the Legal Questions It Leaves Behind Continue Payload17:59 13-Jan-26
    Mars Has A Large Impact On Earth’s Climate Astrobiology Web17:33 13-Jan-26
    Strong Evidence That Mars Was A "Blue Planet" 3 Billion Years Ago IFLScience17:21 13-Jan-26
    Mars’ gravitational pull may influence Earth’s long-term climate Tech Explorist12:35 13-Jan-26
    New research says icy lakes on Mars lasted for decades EarthSky11:47 13-Jan-26
    In the last month
    Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project Space.com22:10 12-Jan-26
    Playmobil and European Space Agency debut 'ESA Space Range' Mars toys collectSPACE18:38 12-Jan-26
    Tiny Mars’ big impact on Earth’s climate University of California, Riverside18:29 12-Jan-26
    Mars was once a 'blue planet': Ancient river deltas point to vast ocean Phys.org18:05 12-Jan-26
    Playmobil's New ESA Space Range Preps Our Young for a Lifetime on Mars autoevolution11:41 12-Jan-26
    Thin ice may have kept ancient Martian lakes alive for decades Knowridge Science Report11:19 11-Jan-26
    NASA head touts Mars aspirations, world-changing culture Fox News02:31 11-Jan-26
    NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost Nature.com21:22 9-Jan-26
    “A Potential Biosignature is Awaiting Return Now”: Congress Abandons Retrieval of Martian Rocks That May Hold Evidence… The Debrief15:31 9-Jan-26
    ESA and Playmobil launch Mars mission collection ESA14:10 9-Jan-26
    86-year-old raises £1,400 by cycling the equivalent height of a mountain on Mars The Whitehaven News, Cumbria13:09 9-Jan-26
    Very tough microbes may help us cement our future on Mars The Register11:45 9-Jan-26
    The high-speed data link to Mars faces a unique timing challenge EDN Europe10:33 9-Jan-26
    This Mysterious Hole on Mars Could Be Key to Keeping Astronauts Alive There ZME Science20:53 8-Jan-26
    Bruno Mars bringing ‘The Romantic Tour’ to Falcon Stadium this Fall KKTV 11 News, Colorado18:10 8-Jan-26
    The Electrifying Science Behind Martian Dust Newswise (Press Release)17:30 8-Jan-26
    US Just Killed NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission – So What Happens Now? IFLScience17:14 8-Jan-26
    Successful Liquid Lake Conditions in a Cold Martian Paleoclimate Eos.org15:35 8-Jan-26
    How ancient Mars may have kept its lakes liquid Knowridge Science Report11:18 8-Jan-26
    House Minibus Bill Would Kill Mars Sample Return Payload21:35 7-Jan-26
    Thin Ice May Have Helped Ancient Lakes Survive on Mars Discover Magazine19:47 7-Jan-26
    Commanders Linebacker Bobby Wagner Once Watched ‘The Martian’ Without Sound Because He Didn’t Understand How In-Flight… BroBible16:05 7-Jan-26
    Mars and Venus Align in Rare Astronomical Event that Will Not Be Seen Again Until 2038 BNT News14:19 7-Jan-26
    Mars Sample Return: Red Planet Politics, Science and Space Race Leonard David's Inside Outer Space (Weblog)14:02 7-Jan-26
    China’s Zhurong Rover reveals Mars held liquid water longer than previously believed Anadolu Agency13:16 7-Jan-26
    Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority,… Space.com11:01 7-Jan-26
    Sandblasting on Mars ESA09:51 7-Jan-26
    China's Mars rover discovers longer water existence on red planet Xinhua Agency06:59 7-Jan-26
    NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount Sharp Space.com20:03 6-Jan-26
    Mars Sample Return: Given the Political Axe? Leonard David's Inside Outer Space (Weblog)18:40 6-Jan-26
    Thin Ice May Have Protected Lake Water On Frozen Mars Astrobiology Web15:58 6-Jan-26
    A Martian Milestone Captures a Mysterious Dark Spot Nautilus21:42 5-Jan-26
    Mars Curiosity Rover Observes Sulfur Crystals Astrobiology Web16:04 5-Jan-26
    Donald Trump wants to put humans on Mars InQueensland02:22 5-Jan-26
    Geopark gives scientists window into Mars, region’s ancient history Kuwait Times17:55 4-Jan-26
    Live long and loiter: Why NASA's escapade probes will wait a year in space before heading to… Space.com13:08 4-Jan-26
    NASA lost contact with Mars probe maven: the spacecraft may be uncontrollable UNN.ua23:14 3-Jan-26
    Microbial Diversity and Metabolic Adaptations in Mars‐Analog Lava Tubes Astrobiology Web16:04 3-Jan-26
    NASA rover detected “lightning” on Mars Drug Discovery & Development17:10 2-Jan-26
    Lava Tubes On Earth, the Moon, And Mars: Detection, Evolution, And Exploration Potential Astrobiology Web16:29 2-Jan-26
    Stunning Photos Capture Martian Moon Hovering Above the Red Planet’s Surface PetaPixel15:40 2-Jan-26
    2026 Space Outlook: New Missions Look to the Moon, Mars, and Beyond as Humanity Seeks Permanent Space Habitation The Debrief15:49 1-Jan-26
    2026 Mars mission will set out to solve the mystery of its moons New Scientist14:01 1-Jan-26
    Scientists Find 26 Whole New Bacteria Species In NASA's Supposedly Sterile Cleanrooms Which Could Invade Mars Jalopnik04:36 1-Jan-26
    Scientists are getting our robotic explorers ready to help send humans to Mars Space.com22:03 31-Dec-25
    The Martian Treasure Map That Could Lead to Ancient Aliens Syfy19:59 31-Dec-25
    Caveman aliens could be hiding on Mars, scientists say Metro.co.uk16:42 31-Dec-25
    NASA Probe Captures ‘Postcard’ of Mars That Blends Day and Night PetaPixel12:36 31-Dec-25
    Curiosity Sends Holiday Postcard from Mars NASA (Press Release)19:39 30-Dec-25
    Curiosity Mars Rover Views A Rock Made Of Sulfur At Snow Lake Astrobiology Web18:16 30-Dec-25
    Like Mars, Europa Has A Spider Shape, And Now We Might Know Why IFLScience18:14 30-Dec-25
    DXRACER Martian Pro Gaming Chair Review GameRevolution14:47 30-Dec-25
    US company unveils next-generation expandable space station for Earth orbit, moon and Mars Space Connect10:21 30-Dec-25
    Mars Orbital Recon: Possible Sulfate Deposits In West Melas Chasma Astrobiology Web19:16 28-Dec-25
    Droid Tech: ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover Ramps Astrobiology Web18:25 28-Dec-25
    A Drive on Mars: “Sidewalk Imaging” Leonard David's Inside Outer Space (Weblog)15:48 28-Dec-25
    Recent production rates of cosmogenic nuclides in the igneous rocks of Jezero crater floor, Mars Nature.com14:27 27-Dec-25
    Why is Mars red if it’s cold and do hedgehog spikes fall out? The kids’ quiz Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:12 27-Dec-25
    ‘A Martian’: Jannik Sinner’s teammate opens up on the world No 2’s relentless pre-season… Tennis36520:30 26-Dec-25
    Perseverance continues science mission amid uncertainty about Mars Sample Return SpaceNews17:30 26-Dec-25
    Musk Pushes For Mars While Japan Pushes More Adult Diapers Than Baby Diapers The Dallas Express16:01 26-Dec-25
    Why is Mars red? BBC Science Focus15:13 26-Dec-25
    NASA Mars rover makes discovery 'unlike anything we've seen before' indy10012:15 26-Dec-25
    Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars? New Scientist11:08 26-Dec-25
    “Yes, Jannik is a Martian”: Luciano Darderi lifts the lid on training with Sinner in Dubai TennisUpToDate03:36 26-Dec-25
    A Christmas postcard from Mars to any Earthling still capable of festive cheer North West Bylines01:12 26-Dec-25
    What it's like to hit with 'Martian' Jannik Sinner - Luciano Darderi reveals all Tennis World20:50 25-Dec-25
    ACK! ACK! ACK! Mars Attacks Co-Creator Looks Back on Iconic Trading Cards That Shocked America Syfy15:00 24-Dec-25
    NASA tries Curiosity rover's Mastcam to work out where maven might be The Register11:39 24-Dec-25
    Could we really live on Mars? In about 50 years we could – on one condition Metro.co.uk10:42 24-Dec-25
    SYFY’s 2025 Best of Science: Space Tornadoes, Martian Microbes & More Syfy19:10 23-Dec-25
    NASA Works MAVEN Spacecraft Issue Ahead of Solar Conjunction NASA (Press Release)16:03 23-Dec-25
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    About our Mars news

    Latest news on Mars, covering space exploration, NASA missions, SpaceX plans, colonization efforts, and scientific discoveries about the Red Planet.

    As humanity's closest potentially habitable neighbour, Mars continues to captivate scientists, entrepreneurs, and the public alike. The Red Planet, located approximately 225 million kilometres from Earth, has become the focus of ambitious exploration missions, with multiple space agencies and private companies working to unlock its mysteries and potential for human settlement.

    Recent developments have seen significant progress in both robotic exploration and preparations for human missions to Mars. NASA's Perseverance rover continues its search for signs of ancient microbial life, while private companies like SpaceX advance their plans for cargo missions and eventual human transportation to the planet. The European Space Agency (ESA) and China's space programme have also expanded their Mars initiatives, contributing to our growing understanding of the planet's geology, atmosphere, and potential for supporting human life.

    The quest to reach Mars has sparked unprecedented public interest and inspired a new generation of scientists and engineers. Educational programmes worldwide now incorporate Mars-related curricula, while citizen science initiatives allow space enthusiasts to participate in real Mars research through data analysis and observation programmes. The cultural impact of Mars exploration is evident in everything from documentaries to popular entertainment, reflecting humanity's enduring fascination with the Red Planet.

    Mars has long held a special place in human consciousness, from ancient civilisations who tracked its movement across the night sky to the Victorian astronomers who first observed its polar ice caps and supposed canals. The space age brought new insights through missions like NASA's Viking landers in the 1970s and the Mars Global Surveyor in the 1990s, each contributing to our evolving understanding of the planet's past and potential future role in human space exploration.

    Our NewsNow feed provides comprehensive coverage of all Mars-related developments, from breakthrough scientific discoveries to updates on planned missions and technological innovations. Whether you're a space enthusiast, researcher, or someone interested in humanity's next great adventure, this feed keeps you informed with the latest verified news from leading space agencies, research institutions, and reliable media sources worldwide.

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