A Mars rover recorded an unusual movement on the... Martian surface, drawing interest from scientists and space enthusiasts. Mars is an active world with dust devils, strong winds, and seasonal dust storms that can move sand and reshape the landscape. In many cases, unexpected motion can be linked to natural weather and environmental processes on the Red Planet. On Mars, even the wind can leave a lasting mark on the landscape. #mars #marsrover #space #nasa #scienceshow more

Hey NASA Just wondering what this Fly is doing... in this unedited clip of your Mars Rover on the Surface of Mars. Is it:- A) You discovered life on Mars & flies are now known to exist on the planet? Or B) You filmed this on Earth, inadvertently recorded the Fly & are trying to pretend this is from the surface of Mars?show more

Mars, we're coming for you! 🔴 🛰️ 🛰️ Soon,... our twin Explorer spacecraft built for NASA & Space Sciences Laboratory ESCAPADE mission will begin their journey to the Red Planet to study the history of its climate. The mission will study how the solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape, revealing how Mars changed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today. By flying two spacecraft in different orbits around Mars, ESCAPADE will get a dual viewpoint to solve the mystery of Mars' atmospheric escape. It’s a low-cost mission delivering high-impact science.show more

🚀 Elon Musk plans to build a city on... Mars “It must be able to develop on its own — even if supplies from Earth stop coming. The turning point will come when Mars becomes fully autonomous,” the billionaire said. Earlier, NASA announced that it wants to head to Mars as early as the beginning of the 2030s. The space journey is planned aboard Starship.show more

What does Earth look like from another world? 🌍... From the surface of Mars, our planet appears as a tiny, bright dot in the darkness of space, and with high magnification, the Moon is also clearly visible nearby.show more

A Martian dust storm over Olympus Mons, the largest... volcano in the solar system, 22 kilometers high and with a base diameter of 600 kilometers. These images were taken by the Mars Express spacecraft on August 1, 2023.show more

Our nutrient-packed space food is coming back home! Samples... from the BioNutrients-3 study will depart the International Space Station aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission and will soon be analyzed by the science team NASA Ames. Results from this study will help scientists develop approaches to produce on-demand nutrients needed for astronauts during deep space missions to the Moon and Mars. Learn more:show more

Do you want to go to mars? Yes or... no?! SpaceX has the goal of sending the first uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2024. Elon Musk is "highly confident" SpaceX will land humans on Mars by 2026. The first crewed Nasa Mars Mission, which would include sending astronauts to Mars, orbiting Mars, and a return to Earth, is proposed for the 2030s. Technology development for US government missions to Mars is underway, but there is no well-funded approach to bring the conceptual project to completion with human landings on Mars by the mid-2030s, SpaceXshow more

Today in 2020, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V... rocket launched NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, sending the Perseverance Rover on its journey to the Red Planet. The vehicle lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on July 30 at 7:50 a.m. EDT.show more

We are very happy to announce that the winner... of this year's Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize is 'A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?' by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. Congratulations to Kelly and Zach! #SciBooksshow more

Welcome to Mars, home of the Mars Cats Voyage.... Quests are live on Mars themed maps, where you can play, earn, and compete for on-chain rewards. Battle it out for a shot at pistols, blooms, and a Bronze Legendary Palm! The best prizes are reserved for $ISLAND stakers 🫡🏝️show more

🇰🇿KAZAKHSTAN: EARTH’S MOST ALIEN LANDSCAPE Vast salt plains, jagged... peaks, and surreal red-tinged landscapes - Kazakhstan looks like it was copy-pasted straight from the Martian surface. It’s remote, raw, and absolutely otherworldly. If NASA ever needs a Mars stand-in, Central Asia’s got it covered. Source: Moments that Mattershow more

Dialed in: The Mars Relay Network (MRN) is an... international constellation of five spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet that send precious science data from the rovers back to Earth. You can track which spacecraft are transmitting in real time atshow more

Mind-Blowing Views from Mars: Sol 530 Footage NASA has... just dropped stunning new footage from the surface of Mars, captured on Sol 530 — the 530th Martian day of a rover’s mission. At an average distance of about 250 million miles (roughly 400 million kilometers) from Earth, these images remind us just how far we’ve reached as a species.The red, rugged landscape unfolds under a butterscotch-colored sky: sharp rocks scattered across ancient crater floors, layered sedimentary hills hinting at a wetter past, and distant dunes shaped by relentless Martian winds. The thin atmosphere and harsh radiation make every frame feel alien — yet eerily familiar, like a desert that once knew rivers and lakes billions of years ago. Which Rover and What Are We Seeing?Perseverance (Mars 2020 mission) was active around Sol 530 in mid-2022, exploring Jezero Crater — an ancient river delta where it hunts for signs of ancient microbial life and collects samples for a future return mission. The footage (often compiled into panoramas or time-lapses from Mastcam-Z or Navcams) shows the rover’s surroundings in high resolution, revealing textures and colors that scientists use to piece together Mars’ geological story. These “insane” clips circulating online are usually stitched from multiple raw images sent back via the Deep Space Network. The distance means signals take 4–24 minutes one-way, yet we get crystal-clear views thanks to advanced cameras and engineering.Why this feels insane:You’re looking at another planet in near-real-time detail. Evidence of past water, potential biosignatures, and resources for future human explorers. A testament to human ingenuity: rovers designed to survive dust storms, extreme cold, and isolation. Mars continues to surprise us. Every sol brings new data — from seismic rumblings (InSight) to atmospheric methane spikes to these breathtaking vistas. What was once science fiction is now daily downlink from another world.If this is the viral video you’re referring to, it’s pure cosmic wonder: 250 million miles away, yet feeling so close through the eyes of our robotic explorers.show more

Astronomers recorded the Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS' path... for an entire week using the SOHO space observatory. The comet's nucleus is clearly visible, surrounded by a dusty coma and trailing an impressively long tail. SOHO sees the large dust tail edge-on, curving in on itself as it is pushed outward by solar wind. ©️ European Space Agency / NASAshow more

Mind-Blowing Views from Mars: Sol 530 Footage NASA has... just dropped stunning new footage from the surface of Mars, captured on Sol 530 — the 530th Martian day of a rover’s mission. At an average distance of about 250 million miles (roughly 400 million kilometers) from Earth, these images remind us just how far we’ve reached as a species.The red, rugged landscape unfolds under a butterscotch-colored sky: sharp rocks scattered across ancient crater floors, layered sedimentary hills hinting at a wetter past, and distant dunes shaped by relentless Martian winds. The thin atmosphere and harsh radiation make every frame feel alien — yet eerily familiar, like a desert that once knew rivers and lakes billions of years ago. Which Rover and What Are We Seeing?Perseverance (Mars 2020 mission) was active around Sol 530 in mid-2022, exploring Jezero Crater — an ancient river delta where it hunts for signs of ancient microbial life and collects samples for a future return mission. The footage (often compiled into panoramas or time-lapses from Mastcam-Z or Navcams) shows the rover’s surroundings in high resolution, revealing textures and colors that scientists use to piece together Mars’ geological story. These “insane” clips circulating online are usually stitched from multiple raw images sent back via the Deep Space Network. The distance means signals take 4–24 minutes one-way, yet we get crystal-clear views thanks to advanced cameras and engineering.Why this feels insane:You’re looking at another planet in near-real-time detail. Evidence of past water, potential biosignatures, and resources for future human explorers. A testament to human ingenuity: rovers designed to survive dust storms, extreme cold, and isolation. Mars continues to surprise us. Every sol brings new data — from seismic rumblings (InSight) to atmospheric methane spikes to these breathtaking vistas. What was once science fiction is now daily downlink from another world.If this is the viral video you’re referring to, it’s pure cosmic wonder: 250 million miles away, yet feeling so close through the eyes of our robotic explorers.show more

The race to Mars is on, can we get... there in 5 years? Read more here 👉 and share your thoughts🚀show more

MARS ROVER CAPTURES STUNNING NEW FOOTAGE ON SOL 1688... AMID SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF LIFE NASA’s Perseverance rover is still rolling across the Martian surface, snapping high-def footage like a pro using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. This latest video was taken on Sol 1688, as the rover continues its mission to search for ancient microbial life in Jezero Crater. It’s not just about pretty rocks: every frame helps scientists understand Mars’ history, climate, and whether it was ever home to life. So yeah, it's dusty, it’s dry... but it’s also science history in the making. Source: Black Holeshow more

NASA published an image of 3I/ATLAS captured by Perseverance... on Mars. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover obtained this image using its onboard right navigation camera (Navcam). The camera is positioned at the top of the rover’s mast and supports navigation functions. The photograph was taken on October 4, 2025 (solar day 1643) at 21:33:39 local mean solar time.show more

Everyone thinks the Boring Company is the odd one... out in Elon Musk's empire. Musk has said what it is for: digging the tunnels humans will live in on Mars, because the surface is lethal and you live underground. Starship delivers, Optimus digs, Tesla powers, Grok runs, Starlink connects. The empire is one machine for building a city on Mars. But one organ is missing. Every Musk company is physics and silicon. None is biology. You cannot close a life-support loop with hardware. Only living things regenerate without spare parts. He can fly you to Mars, dig your home, and run it with AI. He cannot keep you alive.show more