Mars
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![A satellite photo shows lots of small, black spider-like features on Mars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qe9bnzLXcrmEzMU8JVTG3C-320-80.png)
Satellites spot clusters of 'spiders' sprawled across Mars' Inca City (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Seasonal spider-like features were spotted sprouting up through surface cracks near Mars’ Inca City region.
![image of a large whitish rover on the surface of mars, surrounded by rocks and red dirt.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ByTi42ffHtMS5fH9Y9hA9Y-320-80.png)
Mars' subsurface is 'burping' out methane and scientists aren't sure why
By Stefanie Waldek published
A new theory suggests that NASA's Curiosity rover could be "burping" the surface of the Red Planet, releasing methane trapped beneath a salty crust.
![flight map for nasa's ingenuity mars helicopter, showing white and green lines superimposed over a landscape of sand dunes and other rough terrain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BMQHYViBGN6TWWBN4tnjEH-320-80.jpg)
Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights
By Mike Wall published
NASA's history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.
![a small helicopter sits on a reddish sand dune, with a piece of one of its snapped-off rotors visible at the image's far left](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpZR59NG7ZxtkfETtmqoxJ-320-80.jpg)
Ingenuity team says goodbye to pioneering Mars helicopter
By Mike Wall published
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter team met one last time on Tuesday (April 16) to oversee a transmission from the little rotorcraft.
![a large silver rocket flies through a golden morning sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UsyVTcvivR63vNJx7NVf6D-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX's giant Starship will be 500 feet tall for Mars missions, Elon Musk says (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Just weeks after Starship first reached orbital speed during a spaceflight in March, SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlined what the company wants to do with future spacecraft for Mars missions.
![black and white rocky landscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sZXtDNxXtwFowt2zqpUopX-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover begins exploring possible dried-up Red Planet river
By Rahul Rao published
NASA's Curiosity rover is now exploring a possible ancient river on Mars named Gediz Vallis.
![NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of "Santa Cruz," a hill within Jezero Crater, on April 29, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yhn4gzhV7foeYV89UNK6zM-320-80.jpg)
Thousands of strange white rocks found on Mars. Will they ever be brought to Earth?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists are puzzled by thousands of white rocks scattered across the Jezero Crater on Mars.
![a topographical map of a section of mars containing several large craters and many small craters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QpBZw55QKgzTeFgi5XWaDV-320-80.jpg)
Europe's upcoming Mars rover now has a detailed map to aid its search for ancient Red Planet life (video)
By Keith Cooper published
The European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover now has a detailed map with which to help find its way around the Red Planet when it lands sometime in the next decade.
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