Sources: BBC
NASA awards Lockheed Martin a contract to build a next-generation "Mars Ascent Vehicle" to return the first rock samples from Mars to Earth in the 2030s. 2022-02-8
NASA announces that its "Curiosity" rover has detected the largest ever measurement of methane on Mars. 2019-06-24
The NASA robotic lander "InSight" lands safely on the Elysium Planitia plain of Mars to study the geology of the red planet. 2018-11-26
NASA selects Jezero crater on Mars as the landing site for the Mars 2020 rover. The crater was once a large lake and may hold evidence of ancient life. 2018-11-19
NASA announces the discovery of preserved organic matter in an ancient lake bed on Mars by its Curiosity rover. It has not been determined if the matter was potentially related to past life on Mars or not. 2018-06-7
U.S. Congress passes a bill that mandates NASA send humans to Mars by 2033. 2017-03-8
NASA successfully launches its MAVEN space probe on a mission to study Mars' atmosphere. 2013-11-18
NASA Curiosity Mars rover begins its mission to its destination and drives to Mount Sharp. 2013-07-8
NASA holds a media conference to announce new discoveries about Mars made by the Curiosity rover. It was found that the planet could have once supported life. 2013-03-12
NASA's "Curiosity" rover has detected several simple carbon-based organic compounds on Mars, but it remains unclear whether they were formed via Earthly contamination or whether they contain only elements indigenous to the planet. 2012-12-3