A six-wheeled robot wandering the rugged terrain of Mars recently came across two small tornadoes whipping around the planet's surface. In a short video released Thursday by NASA, the two dust ...

Warm spells on Mars may spark massive dust storms, scientists say, bringing us closer to predicting Martian weather. Today’s ...

"If two dust devils happen upon each other, they can either obliterate one another or merge, with the stronger one consuming the weaker." NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil ...

Martian dust might look harmless from millions of miles away, but up close, it could pose a serious threat to your health. As ...

Martian dust contains hazardous substances like silica, perchlorates, nanophase iron oxides and toxic metals, which can cause ...

NASA's Perseverance rover captured images of a Martian dust devil consuming a smaller one on the surface of the red planet. Dust devils are "swirling, sometimes towering columns of air and dust ...

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Particles on the Red Planet can be as coarse as asbestos. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 31, 2025 3:26 PM EDT A unique set of risks and challenges await the first astronauts on Mars. Deadly solar ...

The Martian dust devil caught in the act at the rim of Jezero Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/INTA-CSIC/Space Science Institute/ISAE-Supaero/University of ...

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Don't inhale Martian dust, warns a new study by a team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder. The findings suggest that long-term exposure to Mars dust could ...