Helicopters making dusk flights on Mars might glow in the dark. A new study suggests that Mars drones, such as the Ingenuity helicopter making periodic sorties on the Red Planet, "may cause tiny ...

NASA is about to fly the first helicopter on Mars, and it turns out that its rotors could glow in the dark as they react with Martian dust. NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to touch down in ...

It's the first time such a glow has been spotted anywhere other than Earth. It's triggered by interactions between the sun’s light and oxygen molecules in Mars’ atmosphere. Understanding the ...

In March 2024, for the first time, scientists observed a visible green aurora on Mars. Although scientists had already detected many different types of auroras on Mars, they had all appeared at ...