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Does Mars need a constitution? Eventually, but there are more urgent questions to address first, such as how to get there.

How will the stars in July 2022 affect your sign? Read on for your July horoscopes and a list of astrological events this month, like the full moon, the new moon, and Jupiter retrograde.

The rare sight of five bright planets lining up with the moon wowed skywatchers around the world Friday.

The last time the five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – were in alignment in their order from the sun was Dec. 2004.

A rare planetary alignment will peak predawn on Friday (June 24) when the crescent moon joins the party. An alignment like this will not occur again until 2040.

The moon approaches Mars in the predawn sky on Wednesday (June 22). The pair will be visible in the same field of view using a pair of binoculars.

The five naked-eye planets will line up in their proper orbital order, along with the moon, in June 2022. Here's what to expect for this rare planetary alignment.

“NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover — please tidy up after yourself.”

NASA's Artemis program has inspired a new exhibit and annual Moon2Mars festival at Space Center Houston, the agency's Texas visitor center.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn joined up in the southeastern predawn sky this month but will soon "break up," appearing more spread out across the morning sky before dipping out of view enti

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are lining up – in that order – for the first time since December 2004.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are lining up – in that order – for the first time since December 2004.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are lining up – in that order – for the first time since December 2004.

The crater is believed to be 3.7 billion years old.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004.

Five planets are set to align this weekend, giving skywatchers the rare opportunity to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with the naked eye.

NASA is hailing the Perseverance rover's improved ability to pick its own targets as a way of speeding up science on Mars.

Just a few months ago, we were confidently expecting to launch our rover, Rosalind Franklin, to Mars in September as part of the ExoMars mission, a collaboration between Europe and Russia.

See Mars and Jupiter appear to practically high-five each other in the early-morning sky this Memorial Day weekend.

Mars undergoes massive seasonal dust storms, which scientists are still working to understand.

Large amounts of dust that help give the Red Planet Mars its butterscotch-pink sky is being blown into the atmosphere by whirling dust devils and occasional but powerful gusts of wind, NASA's Persever

Mars has almost no oxygen; it's only one-tenth of 1% of the air, not nearly enough for humans to survive.

This week, Musk said political attacks on him would "escalate dramatically in coming months" and called Democrats the "party of division and hate."

The InSight lander is succumbing to dust on its solar panels, but the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers are going strong, thanks to nuclear power.

NASA expects dwindling power to shut down the InSight Mars lander by the end of the year.

A NASA spacecraft on Mars is losing power and is headed for a dusty demise.

A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft’s seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out, likely in July.

The recall impacts various varieties of Skittles, Life Saver and Starburst gummy candies that were distributed in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For example, the Starburst Original Share Size 3.5oz package will have a 10-digit manufacturing code on it and if the first three digits are 136,139 or 140, that product is recalled. If you have purchased one of the impacted candies, you are encouraged to throw the product away and not to consume it. Mars is working with retailers to have the affected packages removed from store shelves. Customers with questions about the recall can contact Mars at1-800-651-2564 or by visiting the Mars website.

An artist's concept of an astronaut walking on Mars. But what would happen if the astronaut weren't wearing a space helmet? cokada/E+ via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Could people breathe on Mars? – Jack J., age 7, Alexandria, Virginia Let’s suppose you were an astronaut who just landed on the planet Mars. What would you need to survive? For starters, here’s a s

Mother Nature is painting a masterpiece for today.

We talk to Koen and Paul Deetman, the founders of KeokeN Interactive about their ambitious new space adventure game, Deliver Us Mars.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently captured images of the gear that helped the Perseverance rover land on Mars.

NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to bring home a pristine sample of Martian rock. But given the small chance of life on the red planet, they have to grapple with safety questions.

A new study finds that dry ice flows closer to 100 times faster than water ice in the thin atmospheres on Mars, when on high slopes.

No one was injured as a direct result of those tornadoes, all of which were considered “weak” when using the Enhanced Fujita scale, the universal method for evaluating a tornado’s strength.

New research suggestions the Nili Fossae region of Mars, including Jezero Crater, might composed of a volcanic rock called ignimbrite. That could indicate the Martian landscape was shaped by cataclysmic volcanic eruptions.

The moon is leading a parade of four planets across the predawn sky this week.

The International Space Station and China's space station photobombed a four-planet line-up in the early morning sky for Italian astrophysicist Gianluca Masi.

NASA is testing its astronauts before and after visiting the International space station to gauge how well they perform critical mission tasks.

The Ingenuity chopper shows a new perspective on last year's nail-biter landing.

Like airplanes, rockets put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and I also suggested that we might have to stop launching them.

Mars was recently shaken up by two of the largest marquakes recorded.

NASA recently released an image of Mars' Airy-0 crater, which bears a remarkable resemblance to a human fingerprint.

Some of these ideas seem like science fiction, but they could one day assist space missions

The planetary parade of sorts will occur when Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn all appear to be lined up in a row above the horizon during the pre-dawn hours. The alignment will be visible early this week, and April’s crescent moon will soon join the parade, according to experts from LiveScience and AccuWeather. “Planetary alignments occur when the planets’ orbits bring them to the same region of the sky, when viewed from Earth,” LiveScience notes. “The crescent moon will appear near the four planets about an hour before sunrise on Monday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 26,” according to AccuWeather. The May lunar eclipse will be followed by two consecutive “supermoons” — one on June 14 and another on July 13.

We explore 15 places on Earth that look quite alien. From ice caves to Martian-red deserts, discover some of the most surreal places Earth has to offer.

The quarter-phase moon points to a stunning set of planets low in the sky: Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter.

The “most powerful camera ever sent to another planet" reveals incredible detail.

I’ve shown you videos of solar eclipses many times over my long career. But the one I’m going to show you here is a first for me, and probably for you. It’s a solar eclipse on Mars.

NASA should send probes to the ice giant planet of Uranus and to a moon of Saturn where conditions could be right for life. Those are some of the recommendations in a new report to the space agency.

Musk, who aims to send a million people to Mars by 2050, said: "almost anyone can work and save up and eventually have $100,000."

Musk, who aims to send a million people to Mars by 2050, said: "almost anyone can work and save up and eventually have $100,000."

The planets Venus, Mars and Saturn appear close together in the southeast predawn sky, while the moon passes near the bright stars Castor and Pollux on April 9.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completed its 24th Martian flight on Sunday (April 3), a short repositioning hop that covered 154 feet (47 meters) in 69.5 seconds.

Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe will no longer be attempting to send its first rover to Mars this year.

The European Space Agency says the launch this year of a joint mission with Russia to Mars is now “very unlikely” due to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine.

There's a lot happening in space lately -- here's a roundup of what's new this week, including a tree stump of sorts on a different planet, Earth has a new companion and the International Space Station will come crashing to Earth soon.

Toyota says it's working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and eventually live on Mars.

Candy maker Mars is giving a makeover to its six M&M’s characters as a way to promote inclusivity.

Scientists have concluded that a meteorite from Mars contains no evidence of ancient Martian life.

If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it.

The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe.

The small helicopter that landed on Mars with rover Perseverance has exceeded expectations, flying for the 12th time on the red planet and capturing the landscape like never before.

China's Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for whether it once supported life.

NASA is looking for volunteers to help them simulate a mission to the Red Planet.

NASA’s newest Mars rover has come up empty in its first attempt to pick up a rock sample to eventually be brought back to Earth.

The small helicopter flying on Mars hasn’t just been successful -- it’s been overachieving.

NASA is teaming up with the maker of Tide to figure out how to do laundry in space.

The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos the rover took on the red planet.

NASA's little Mars helicopter is safely on the ground following a wild, lurching ride caused by a navigation timing error.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO.

China says its Mars probe and accompanying rover are expected to land on the red planet sometime between Saturday and Wednesday Beijing time.

Space-related news is not just flowing from the world’s richest, biggest nations.

NASA's little Mars helicopter is getting an extra month of flying.

For its third Mars flight, NASA's small Mars chopper flew at speeds and distances well beyond what had ever been previously tested here on Earth.

China says it will launch its next robot lunar lander in 2024, and it will carry equipment from France, Sweden, Russia and Italy.

China's space agency says its first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god.

The first flight lasted just 30 seconds with Ingenuity simply taking off, hovering 10 feet above the ground and touching down again. Each flight will get more complicated.

SpaceX has launched its third crew in under a year for NASA, this time using a recycled rocket and capsule.

NASA's little Mars helicopter has aced its second test flight.

One of the goals of NASA’s Mars Rover, Perseverance, is to test new technology that could support future human missions to the Red Planet.

An interactive exhibit is being held at the Somerset Collection.

NASA collected data from their small helicopter Ingenuity on Monday morning that revealed its successful flight on mars -- the first controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter has taken flight.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

All systems are “go” for the maiden Mars flight of NASA’s small helicopter Ingenuity this weekend.

And as of Tuesday morning, NASA's small helicopter Ingenuity has survived a cold night on Mars and is nearly ready for its maiden flight.

The most important aspect of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is obviously to search for past life on the Red Planet -- but the most fascinating aspect may take place this week.

A visitor to an exhibition looks at a display with a replica of the Chinese Mars Rover of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft in Beijing on March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)BEIJING – As their respective spacecrafts headed to Mars, China and the U.S. held consultations earlier this year in a somewhat unusual series of exchanges between the rivals. China's National Space Agency confirmed Wednesday that it had working-level meetings and communications with NASA from January to March “to ensure the flight safety" of their crafts. U.S. law bans almost all contacts between NASA and China over concerns about technology theft and the secretive, military-backed nature of China’s space program. China's Tianwen-1 is orbiting Mars in preparation for a landing in May or June.

NASA is getting ready for yet another historic flight: A 4-pound helicopter is being prepared to fly on Mars. During a news briefing on Tuesday, NASA officials and engineers talked about preparations for the upcoming maiden voyage of the small helicopter, named Ingenuity. AdSee: Part of Wright brothers’ 1st airplane on NASA’s Mars chopperNASA is hoping to fly the small Ingenuity on April 8. NASA’s successfully landed its Mars Rover Perseverance on Feb. 18 this year near an ancient river delta in the Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life. AdMore: Check out these new photos from Mars Rover ‘Perseverance’Related: Dream realized: Rochester Hills native named NASA flight director

Monday will be mostly sunny and warm, again. Tuesday will be partly sunny and warm. AdThursday will be partly to mostly sunny and warm. Late afternoon and evening rain showers are possible. Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- it’s easily one of the best in the nation.

DETROIT – Welcome to Sunday evening and the first full 24 hour day of spring, Motown. Terrific weather continues to reign this evening with clear skies. The next chance of showers will be in the form of rain for the middle and second half of this work-week. Tuesday will be partly sunny and warm. Late afternoon and evening rain showers are possible.

Sunday afternoon will be sunny and warmer with highs in the 60s. This afternoon will be sunny and warmer; a gorgeous day by any measure. Sunday afternoon will be sunny and warmer. Tuesday will be partly sunny and warm. Jackets will be needed Saturday under partly sunny skies.

Get ready for more abundant sunshine even higher temperatures today. Afternoon temperatures will be in the low and middle 60s. Tuesday will be partly sunny and warm. Jackets will be needed Saturday under partly sunny skies. AdRemember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- it’s easily one of the best in the nation.

DETROIT – Welcome to Saturday night, and welcome to Spring 2021, Motown! It will be warmer for the first full day of spring and much of next week. Mars will be visible in the western sky before midnight. Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- it’s easily one of the best in the nation. Just search your app store under WDIV and it’s right there available for both iPhones and Androids!

Saturday morning will be clear and cold. AdHats, scarves, gloves and hats can be shed by the middle of the afternoon. This is the perfect weather for an afternoon drive. Highs near 60°F. Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- it’s easily one of the best in the nation.

DETROIT – Tonight is winter’s final night. Saturday will be sunny with cold conditions in the morning and milder conditions in the afternoon. Tuesday will have a few more clouds, and it will be just as warm with highs in the middle 60s. There is a chance of showers Tuesday nightShowers are possible, Wednesday, under mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies. Thursday will be cooler with partly sunny skies.

7, 2021 photo provided by NASA shows tire tracks left by the Mars Perseverance rover. The rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on the red planet. “If I heard these sounds driving my car, I’d pull over and call for a tow,” Dave Gruel, an engineer on the rover team, said in a written NASA statement. This second mike didn't pick up any sounds of the rover's arrival at Mars, but managed to record the first test drive March 4. The driving audio contains a unexpected high-pitched scratching noise, according to NASA.

As a way to honor Native Americans -- and, particularly, a Navajo engineer on the Mars Rover Perseverance team -- NASA is naming points of interest on Mars using the Navajo language. The latest NASA rover to land on Mars is currently focusing on a rock named after the planet it’s on -- but in Navajo. The rock is called “Maaz,” which means “Mars” in the Navajo language. The Navajo engineer on the Perseverance team helped get permission and collaboration from his tribe to use the names. Listen: NASA Perseverance rover captures audio from MarsAdNASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance successfully landed on Feb. 18 near an ancient river delta in the Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life.

An aerial view of the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. are opening a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to developing robots and roboticists. The Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is on U-M’s North Campus. The building’s fourth floor holds a robotics and mobility research lab for Ford -- the first on any university campus, as well as 100 Ford engineers and researchers. AdA workspace in the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. The atrium of the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.