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Perseverance Mars rover looks back at its wheel tracks on the surface of Mars
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Mars

Mars is one of our nearest planetary neighbors. Scientists, using rovers and probes, have been trying to find evidence of life on the red planet for decades.

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March 14, 2024

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Illustration MMX Rover auf dem Marsmond Phobos

The IDEFIX rover and JAXA’s mission to the moons of Mars

The IDEFIX rover and JAXA’s mission to the moons of Mars

A Franco-German rover named after the heroic comic-book dog Idéfix is set to explore the Martian moon Phobos.
ScienceMarch 25, 202404:23 min
Zin Mar Aung, the foreign minister of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, talks to DW.

China is engaging with both sides in Myanmar's civil war

China is engaging with both sides in Myanmar's civil war

Zin Mar Aung, foreign minister of the ousted National Unity Government, talks about China's role stabilizing Myanmar.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 202419:09 min
Police have arrested three suspects and say they are investigating a shooting at a Kansas City Chiefs victory parade.

Shooting mars Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City

Shooting mars Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City

Police have arrested three suspects and say they are investigating the incident.
CrimeFebruary 15, 202402:08 min
Three faces side by side beneath the text "disinformation in Pakistan's elections"

Fact check: Pakistan's election marred by disinformation

Fact check: Pakistan's election marred by disinformation

Artificial intelligence has had an impact on the election in Pakistan. Who is spreading disinformation? And how?
PoliticsFebruary 5, 202409:28 min
View of the moon's surface

What space exploration missions await us in 2024?

What space exploration missions await us in 2024?

2024 is set to be an exciting year for space exploration, including missions to bring us closer to landing on the moon.
ScienceJanuary 3, 202402:18 min
The inside of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, without visitors

Bethlehem: Gaza war mars Christmas festivities

Bethlehem: Gaza war mars Christmas festivities

Most events have been canceled because of the Gaza conflict.
ReligionDecember 22, 2023
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OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Training: a recovery expert handles a replica sample return capsule that looks like a spinning top (without the pin)

OSIRIS-REx and Bennu: Sample return missions explained

After a seven-year round trip the spacecraft brought asteroid samples to Earth September 24.
ScienceSeptember 24, 2023
A landscape of mountains and valleys speckled with glittering stars

From Darwin to Mars: Why life's origins are disputed

Life is a mystery. If it all began in Darwin's earthly primordial soup, how do we explain evidence of the same in space?
ScienceAugust 30, 2023
Sarah al-Amiri stands in front of a projection of Mars and talks about the Hope mission

Sarah al-Amiri: The woman leading UAE's Mars mission

At the age of 12, Sarah al-Amiri saw an image of the Andromeda Galaxy. She never thought it would lead her to Mars.
ScienceJuly 19, 2020