The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency unveils a spacecraft for its Martian Moons eXploration mission at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, southwestern Japan, Aug. 13, 2026. (Yuika Kawazoe/Kyodo News via AP)
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The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built is on its way to the red planet.
A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday’s scheduled liftoff for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.
China has moved a rocket into position to launch a rover to Mars in one of three upcoming missions to the red planet.
China has invited international observers to a test of its Mars lander as it pushes for inclusion in more global space projects.
Scientists say NASA's newest Mars lander has started digging into the red planet, but has hit a few snags.
UPDATE: NASA says it has landed a spacecraft on Mars to explore the planet's interior.
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UPDATE: A pair of tiny experimental satellites trailing NASA's InSight spacecraft all the way to Mars face their biggest test yet.
UPDATE: NASA's longest-running rover on Mars, Opportunity, has been pronounced dead, 15 years after it landed on the red planet.