Mars

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 2, 2026

Citizens walking under the net covered streets that protect against drone attacks, in Kherson, Ukraine, on Oct 28.

Crew from NASA’s simulated Mars mission emerges after 378 days in isolation

The crew members were (from left) mission commander Ross Elder, science officer Matthew Montgomery, medical officer Ellen Ellis and flight engineer James Spicer.

Japan probe on its way to Mars moon in historic mission

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency hopes the mission will reveal how Mars and its two moons formed, a key piece of knowledge in working out how the solar system was born.

Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon

A Propulsion Module (left) and Exploration and Return Modules, making up the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture, on Aug 13.

NASA’s Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars

It has focused on the Jezero Crater, a region in the northern hemisphere of Mars believed to have been home to a lake basin billions of years ago.

50 years ago, Viking 1 landed on Mars

China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft blasts off from a launch centre in China's north-western Gobi Desert.

Mars or the moon or AI? Elon Musk’s changing goals for SpaceX

(FILES) CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, South African-Canadian-US businessman Elon Musk speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. Tesla reported higher first-quarter profits Wednesday, pointing to recovering demand in North America as it pursues significant investments in autonomous transport and artificial intelligence. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Geomagnetic storm grounds launch of Mars space weather satellites in US

Blue Origin says its giant New Glenn rocket stands ready for liftoff on what would be the first major Nasa-scale science mission it has ever undertaken for a paying customer.

A trip to Mars? These Americans are ready to go

Dr Robert Zubrin, the Mars Society founder and the author of The Case for Mars, speaks at a banquet during an annual convention held by the Mars Society on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles on Oct 10.

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