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Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Dust Storm Haze

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A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA's Opportunity rover to suspend science operations.

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NASA Is Studying An Immense Martian Storm

Mars Imaged by Hubble

One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading for the past week and a half. The storm has caused NASA's Opportunity rover to suspend science operations, but also offers a window for four other spacecraft to learn from the swirling dust.

Opportunity Rover Hit By Massive Martian Dust Storm

NASA engineers attempted to contact the Opportunity rover today but did not hear back from the nearly 15-year old rover.

Meteorite Impact On Mars Causes An Avalanche

This HiRISE image captures a new, dated (within about a decade) impact crater that triggered a slope streak.

Mars Rover Opportunity Hunkers Down During Dust Storm

NASA engineers received a transmission from Opportunity on Sunday morning -- a positive sign despite the worsening dust storm.

NASA: Mars Has Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane

NASA's Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.

NASA: Mars Curiosity Rover's Labs Are Back in Action

NASA's Curiosity rover is analyzing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs for the first time in more than a year.

Curiosity is Drilling On Mars Again

Engineers working with NASA's Curiosity Mars rover have been hard at work testing a new way for the rover to drill rocks and extract powder from them. This past weekend, that effort produced the first drilled sample on Mars in more than a year.

InSight Steers Toward Mars

The lander is currently encapsulated in a protective aeroshell, which launched on top of an Atlas V 401 rocket on May 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California.

Restoring Curiosity's Drilling Capabilities

NASA's Curiosity rover could soon be drilling rocks on Mars again.

Helicopter to Fly on Mars 2020 Mission

The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on Mars.

Video: Fly Over Neukum Crater on Mars

This movie, based on images taken by ESA's Mars Express, showcases the 102 km wide Neukum Crater in the southern hemisphere of Mars.

2018 Humans to Mars Report Released at Humans to Mars Summit

"Now in its fourth year, the annual Humans to Mars Report (H2MR) has become one of the most influential publications in the space community", said Rick Zucker, Explore Mars' Vice President (Policy).

A Close Look At The Sands Of Mars

Using an onboard focusing process, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) aboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity created this product by merging two to eight images previously taken by the MAHLI, located on the turret at the end of the rover's robotic arm.

Insight Is On Its Way To Mars

An Atlas V rocket lifted off at 7:05 a.m. EDT (4:05 a.m. PDT) from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying NASA's InSight spacecraft.