This is not only the first detection of visible light aurorae on Mars, it is also the first detection of any type of aurora from the ground on a planetary body other than Earth.

The aurora appeared on Mars on March 18, 2024, three days after the solar storm took place. “Auroras are the visible manifestations of how our Sun affects planetary atmospheres,” Knutsen said.

THE famously desolate Mars landscape could be scattered with trees to the untrained eye, according to a recently shared Nasa ...

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First Visible Aurora Spotted Over Mars: A serendipitous solar outburst let scientists point the NASA Rover’s cameras toward the Red Planet’s sky to spot a feature shared with Earth..

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Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

Of all the planets visible from Earth, Mars has always felt different. Its soft red glow has caught the eye of sky-watchers ...

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above some clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano ...

Mars isn't a bright, fire-engine red, ... This is how some types of night-vision goggles work: They can see light in the infrared spectrum as well as the visible color spectrum.

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...