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The textures of Arcadia Planitia, captured in 2001 by the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

Possible new type of glacier just discovered on Mars

By Stephanie Pappas published

Unusual landforms on Mars' Arcadia Planitia appear to be debris-covered glaciers flowing on a flat plain.

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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes its third flight on the Red Planet in this zoomed-in view of a photo from the Perseverance rover taken on April 25, 2021.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity goes long distance in 3rd flight on Red Planet

By Mike Wall published

Ingenuity aced its third-ever Martian flight early Sunday morning (April 25), adding to its already impressive resume.

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This photo, snapped on April 22, 2021 by NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, shows tracks made by the Perseverance rover on Jezero Crater's floor. “This is the first color image of the Martian surface taken by an aerial vehicle while it was aloft,” NASA officials wrote.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps epic photo of rover tracks, will attempt 3rd flight Sunday

By Mike Wall published

NASA's history-making Mars helicopter Ingenuity will make its third Red Planet flight this weekend, if all goes according to plan.

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This still image from NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars shows the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity hovering above the Martian surface during its historic first flight on April 19, 2021.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter lifted off on the Red Planet early this morning (April 19), performing the first-ever powered flight on a world beyond Earth.

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The north pole of Mars glows blue and gold in this false-color heat map.

Strange blue structures glow on Mars in new NASA image

By Brandon Specktor published

A lovely new image of the Martian north pole shows the Red Planet streaked with blue.

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NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is seen by the Perseverance rover after unlocking its rotor blades on April 7, 2021.

NASA delays Mars helicopter Ingenuity's 1st flight to April 14

By Meghan Bartels published

NASA has delayed the first flight of its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the vehicle's last test ended earlier than planned.

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter does a slow spin test of its blades on April 8, 2021, the 48th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This image was captured by the Mastcam-Z on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover.

NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is 'go' for historic 1st flight on Sunday

By Elizabeth Howell published

Humanity's first helicopter on Mars has been cleared for a historic takeoff.

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The Perseverance rover used its SuperCam laser to study this strange green rock on Mars.

What's up with this weird green rock on Mars? Perseverance rover is trying to find out.

By Elizabeth Howell published

Perseverance's laser hasn't yet penetrated the mystery of a strange Martian rock near the rover's new digs.

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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the "spiders" at Mars' south pole on May 13, 2018.

Spooky 'spiders on Mars' finally explained after two decades

By Brandon Specktor published

Enormous "spiders" cover the Martian south pole, and scientists finally have experimental evidence to show how they're created.

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China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft orbiting Mars captured this stunning view of a crescent Red Planet on March 18, 2021. Shown here is the planet's northern hemisphere from a distance of 6,850 miles (11,000 kilometers).

China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft captures stunning crescent Mars photos

By Andrew Jones published

China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft has captured stunning images of Mars as a bright red sunlit crescent in deep space.

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