Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2026
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the Martian surface.
Watch NASA’s new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)
NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will fly through the thin atmosphere of the Red Planet.
Mars orbiter captures striking images of ‘chaos and craters’ carved by ancient floods
ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.
No, this isn’t a solar eclipse. It’s an image of Mars, captured by NASA’s asteroid-bound Psyche probe
NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).
They really launched this tiny spacecraft (Well, sort of.) | Space photo of the day for May 11, 2026
It's the tiniest Mars test we've seen yet.
Here’s what 6 years of driving on Mars did to the wheels on NASA’s Curiosity rover (video)
A new video released by NASA/JPL documents six years of Curiosity rover's wheels while driving on Mars.
NASA is making a powerful new ion engine to send astronauts to Mars — and it just passed its 1st test
A prototype ion engine that uses lithium metal vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than the ion engine on the Psyche mission.
Drone radar could help spacecraft pinpoint where to drill for water on Mars, scientists say
Drone-mounted radar flown over glaciers on Earth show how the technology can map buried ice in detail, helping future Mars spacecraft choose exactly where to drill.
Is it cake? No, it’s a parachute! | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2026
In this donut-shaped bag is a massive parachute. Next stop? Mars.
NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture sweeping Mars panoramas (video)
New panoramic views from NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers reveal dramatically different Martian terrains shaped by ancient water and billions of years of geological change.