For half a century, something has been darkening one of the largest plains on Mars. The European Space Agency revealed in ...
The wide strip of land in Utopia Planitia imaged by Mars Express. The dark volcanic material is on the right, while grabens ...
A dark patch in Mars' Utopia Planitia region has grown significantly since it was first photographed in 1976. Scientists have ...
What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency’s Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere. In May 2024, Earth was hit ...
The ground looks gently rippled and worn, with subtle colour variations giving the surface a mottled, almost velvet-like ...
A powerful solar superstorm that struck Earth in May 2024 not only triggered spectacular auroras across the planet but also caused unexpected computer errors on spacecraft orbiting Mars, according to ...