A Martian Volcano in the Mist
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA’s 2001...
Category : Mars
NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops
Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying...
Sunset on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Texas A&M/Cornell NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars 20 years...
A Rainbow-colored “Feather” in the Martian Sky
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023. Studying the colors in iridescent clouds tells scientists...
Geyser Season on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona This Oct. 29, 2018, image from the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures geysers of gas and dust that occur...
January’s Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet
3 min read January’s Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Have you looked up at...
Avalanches, Icy Explosions, and Dunes: NASA Is Tracking New Year on Mars
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) It’s a new year on Mars, and while New Year’s means winter in Earth’s...
NASA Invites Media, Public to Attend Deep Space Food Challenge Finale
NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge directly supports the agency’s Moon to Mars initiatives. Credit: NASA NASA invites the media and public to explore the nexus...
10 Things for Mars 10
4 Min Read 10 Things for Mars 10 Both Shadow and Substance: The dramatic image of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity’s shadow was taken on...
Sols 4166-4167: A Garden Full of Rocks
3 min read Sols 4166-4167: A Garden Full of Rocks This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol...
