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NASA spies Martian rocks that look just like a teddy bear
By Brandon Specktor published
A broken hill, an ancient crater and the human tendency to find faces everywhere may explain the teddy bear on Mars.
Mars meteorite that crashed to Earth contains 'huge diversity' of organic compounds
By Harry Baker published
A new study into the Tissint meteorite, which crash-landed in Morocco in 2011, revealed a wide array of organic compounds hidden in the rare space rock.
Mars crater is 'chock-full' of opal gemstones, hinting at widespread water and possible microbial life
By JoAnna Wendel published
Mysterious "halos" of rock surrounding cracks in a Martian crater may be made of water-rich opal gemstones, a new study suggests.
Mars InSight lander sends bittersweet goodbye selfie after 4 years of revealing the Red Planet's mysteries
By Brandon Specktor last updated
The robot that made 'Marsquake' a part of our vocabulary is finally dead in the Martian dust.
Massive earthquake that shook Mars is 5 times stronger than any other
By Jamie Carter published
With death closing in, NASA's Mars InSight Lander picked up a record-breaking Marsquake in May.
'Mars' interior is not behaving,' active mantle plume reveals
By Joanna Thompson published
In a first, planetary geologists describe an active mantle plume on the surface of Mars.
Listen to a Martian dust storm engulf the Perseverance rover in eerie, world-first audio recording
By Stephanie Pappas published
An unprecedented audio recording could reveal key details about extreme weather on the Red Planet.
See Mars 'peek out' from behind the moon in stunning eclipse photo
By Harry Baker published
An astrophotographer has captured a highly detailed image of the Red Planet reappearing from behind the moon after a lunar occultation.
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