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NASA rover captures an aurora from Mars surface

Lights on Mars! NASA rover photographs visible auroras on Red Planet for the first time

NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a photo of green auroras shining in the Martian sky for the first time. The alien light show, previously assumed to be impossible, could be visible to future astronauts.

The Associated Press on MSN · 15h

NASA rover spies the first aurora at Mars that’s visible to the human eye

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the first aurora at Mars that’s visible to the human eye, good news for future astronauts who can savor the view on the red planet.

Space.com on MSN · 16h

Perseverance Mars rover becomes 1st spacecraft to spot auroras from the surface of another world

This exciting discovery opens up new possibilities for auroral research and confirms that auroras could be visible to future astronauts on Mars’ surface."

Space.com on MSN11h

Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

Texas Senator John Cornyn announced a $1 billion MARS Act to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center to better support ...

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The Red Planet's sky glows green—and makes history

"It took three unsuccessful attempts before we got it right, but when we did, it appeared exactly as we had imagined it; as a ...

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First aurora photo from Mars shows green glow in the sky

Mars doesn't have an organized planetary magnetic field like Earth, so auroras can appear anywhere in the sky. Now there's a ...

Elon Musk wants SpaceX to target Mars because 'life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun'

Elon Musk said in an interview this week with Fox News host Jesse Watters that his focus on Mars has to do with ensuring ...

Mars astronauts would be able to see colorful aurora lights during solar storms, scientists prove

NASA said it's likely that if astronauts had been on the surface of Mars near the rover, they would have been able to see the glowing green lights. Original article source: Mars astronauts would be ...

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NASA makes 'a step towards Mars' as space agency aims to send astronauts to planet

The Red Planet is the fourth from the sun and is the seventh largest planet. As the planet is dry, rocky and bitter cold, a ...

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Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface

By studying seismic waves, researchers have found a layer deep beneath the surface of Mars that could contain enough liquid ...

NASA rover shares moody image of Mars moon Deimos

A recent video created from images captured by Curiosity shows clouds tinted red and green flowing though the sky over Mars. Captured using the rover's Mastcam instrument on January 17, 2025, the ...

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NASA researchers discover what happened to Mars' water

Mars was once rich with flowing water. Today, it's a cold, dusty desert marked by dried riverbeds and empty lake basins.

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