A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out

When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two ...

ESA orbiter reveals strange behavior within Mars’ upper atmosphere during a solar superstorm

A storm from the Sun can make a planet’s sky glow or a spacecraft’s computer stumble. At Mars in May 2024, it did both, just without the auroras people photographed on Earth.

Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: 'The timing was extremely lucky'

The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the ...

ESA's Mars orbiters watch solar superstorm hit the red planet

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

A violent solar superstorm hit Mars and the planet’s atmosphere reacted in a way scientists didn’t expect

A powerful 2024 solar superstorm struck Mars, flooding its atmosphere with electrons and briefly disrupting orbiting ...
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Technosignatures: Searching for Civilizations from Earth to Mars beyond 3I/ATLAS

Geological features like these provide evidence that Mars once had a denser atmosphere and significant surface water — ...

A Mysterious Mineral on Mars May Rewrite the Planet’s Geologic History

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...
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Strange 'spiderweb' rocks on Mars hint at hidden groundwater

Spiderweb-shaped rock patterns on Mars may rewrite the timeline of when water disappeared from the Red Planet.
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NASA’s orbiter captures the first confirmed lightning evidence in Mars atmosphere

For decades, planetary scientists looked at the massive dust storms on Mars and wondered if they produced electricity. These storms can grow until they wrap around the entire planet, moving millions ...