26 April 2023
No matter where you live, Mars is currently taking a little stroll through Gemini, so it is a great time to get to know this constellation with its twin stars, Castor and Pollux, and take a look at the Red Planet too, says Abby Beall
30 November 2022
A rare lunar occultation of Mars will be visible from parts of the world this month. Abigail Beall explains how to spot it
16 November 2022
Cloud gazing isn’t only an Earthly pastime. You can help planetary scientists by cloud spotting on Mars, finds Layal Liverpool
14 October 2020
Earth and Mars are closer this month than they have been since 2003. To spot the Red Planet, look for a bright red object towards the east after sunset or west before sunrise, says Abigail Beall
18 March 2020
Could life on Mars have hidden from extreme weather in a cavern on the Pavonis Mons volcano? This 2011 orbiter image of an otherworldly crater has NASA asking just that
18 December 2019
How do you revive a burned koala? How many microplastics does a teabag release? Find out how well you've been paying attention with our fun festive quiz
2 October 2019
20 years ago, NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter dived too deep and was crushed in Mars’s atmosphere. The reason? A mix-up between metric and imperial measurements
14 August 2019
This Mars 2020 rover camera could be key to finding life on Mars and learning more about the planet – but only if it passes its vision examination by NASA’s team
11 July 2019
New Scientist interviewed James Lovelock to discuss Gaia’s Novacene and our new AI overlords, microwaving hamsters for science and why Elon Musk’s Mars mission is ‘crazy’
8 May 2019
Tanya Harrison has been fascinated by space since she was 5 and now works on rocks and robots on Mars. But her hobby is about as far from space as you can get
