Mars

A future world

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Staff working in Alter Tech's Livingston plant

West Lothian tech companies are helping to explore the surface of Mars

Explorer Scouts in Edinburgh will soon launch into learning space skills

Seven planets to be visible in night sky for last time until 2040

Snapshot of Mars and Jupiter aligned in the night sky captured using Stellarium software.

Planetary Parade 2025 begins soon

Top tips to view rare celestial alignment every night in January

Martin and Roman Kemp get in on the great chocolate debate that's been swirling throughout the nation

Bounty is NOT the nation's most-disliked chocolate, shock study finds

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World renowned astronaut and space expert Chris Hadfield announces Edinburgh sho...

Mars has recalled Revels after rubber pieces were found in some packets Picture: Getty Images

Mars recalls popular sweet because it may contain rubber

Choco-lovers to wade through random tubs for a surprise this Christmas

The Dangbei Mars Laser Projector

Watch Netflix day or night on a 15ft screen with this gadget

Nasa rover discovers evidence of life in the Jezero crater on Mars

Starship is set to launch today

When is SpaceX Starship launch and how to watch Musk’s spacecraft test

Official crew portrait for Artemis II, from left: NASA Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

NASA: the four astronauts taking part in 2024 Moon mission

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in the night sky earlier this week (Adobe Stock)

Horoscopes: what planets alignment could mean for your star sign

Five planets set to line up in night sky
Stargazers will have the opportunity to spot Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars in alignment
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Galaxy chocolates will see a huge price hike of 50% - Credit: Adobe

Major price hike of Galaxy chocolate bars leaves customers furious

Iceland issued the recall on Friday December 30. 2022. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Iceland issues urgent product recall - food allergy fears

The artist’s impression of the revamped George Street

Edinburgh's New Year's resolution should be to call a halt to roadworks - Fiona ...

Galaxy launching chocolate digestive biscuit at Asda - here’s when

Alien bugs could be living deep underground on Mars, according to new research. The Red Planet is volcanically active, suggesting the right ingredients for present-day microbial life.

‘Alien bugs’ could be living deep underground on Mars, study finds

Twix and Mars bars cost a lot more than they did in the 90s.

Sweet treats that have soared in price as grocery inflation hits 13.9%

The digestive problems of pigs may have solved a Mars meteorite mystery

Pig vomit potentially solves century old Mars meteorite mystery

Edinburgh AC's Jake Wightman, whose stunning gold medal win at the World Championships has capped the perfect homecoming party for his athletics club in Edinburgh. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA

Jake Wightman owed a Mars bar by club president after gold medal triumph

Mars CEO Grant F Reid outlining his vision for the firm at a leadership summit

Scots-born Mars chief steps down to fight climate change

A dark chocolate version of Maltesers will launch later this month (Photo: Mars Wrigley)

Maltesers launches new dark chocolate flavour in low sugar range

‘Healthy’ Mars and Snickers bars launched in bid to overcome new junk food laws Isabella Boneham

A major new piece of public artwork has just been unveiled in Edinburgh – a 12m tapestry inspired by Leon Kossof’s painting ‘Minerva Protects Pax from Mars’. Photo: Andy Mather

Major new artwork unveiled in Edinburgh

What does 2022 hold in store?

Your life in stars: What does 2022 have in store for you?

The Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2021 (Shutterstock)

QUIZ: Can you guess the Cambridge words of the year based on their dictionary de...

McDonald's announce launch of new Christmas menu featuring camembert dippers and a festive mince pie

McDonald's announce launch of new Christmas menu

4660 Nereus is set to come within 2.4 million miles of the earth on 11 December (image: Shutterstock)

Will an asteroid hit earth in December - and should you be worried?

Claire Miller with a heat pump

Readers' letters: Heat pumps need a proper strategy

Strawberry moon 2021: when to see the June supermoon from UK this week - and wha...

Nasa makes history with helicopter flight on Mars - and sends back these incredible images (NASA)

Nasa makes history with helicopter flight on Mars - and sends back these incredi...

A full scale model of the experimental Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.

Can I watch live stream of Ingenuity Mars landing?

Tempura herbs

Recipe: Tempura herbs from Mark Diacono's book Herb

The surface of Mars – or could it be Portobello beach? (Picture: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/AFP via Getty Images)

How Leith faked the Mars landing – Susan Morrison

Nasa's Curisoity rover drilled sites on the Martian surface in 2020 named Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Deep fried Mars? The areas on Mars named after Edinburgh and Glasgow

When was the first Mars landing and how many rovers are on the surface of the Red Planet? (Pic: Shutterstock)

Mars landing: when did NASA first land on the Red Planet?

Mars is red as it is covered in iron oxide (Shutterstock)

This is why Mars is a red colour - and whether life on the planet is possible

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Nasa's Perseverance rover has landed on Mars - here's how it got there

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the area in front of it using its onboard Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Watch the moment Nasa's Perseverance rover landed on Mars and sent back its firs...

The Mars rover landed on Thursday evening.

Mars landing 2021: Mars rover successfully lands on surface of the red planet

NASA's Perseverance is due to land on Mars this evening (Getty Images)

NASA's Perseverance rover will soon land on Mars - here's how to watch it live

A demonstration of what the probe would look like as it approaches Mars (Picture: MBRSC)

UAE Mars Mission to launch Hope probe into Mars orbit will be completed today

James Macsween, managing director Macsween of Edinburgh.

‘We’re very fortunate that my forefathers came to Edinburgh’ - James Macsween on...

Despite the test's fiery end, SpaceX have hailed the test flight as a success (Photo: SpaceX)

SpaceX's test flight explosion and crash landing explained

McDonald's reveals its new Christmas menu - including Celebrations McFlurry and ...

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Here’s how to watch the Orionids Meteor Shower from the UK

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Mars will be shining bright in the night sky tonight

(Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Here’s when you can spot the October Harvest Moon in UK skies

Uncle Ben’s rice is changing its name due to criticism regarding racial stereotyping. The image used on the packaging is also to be updated (Photo: Shutterstock)

Uncle Ben’s rice is being rebranded - here’s why

(Image: NASA)

Nasa's Perseverance Mars rover is launching today

The signs have appeared on land in the south west of the city. Picture: JPIMedia

Walkers warned over feeding horses near Edinburgh path