Aurora over Mars gives Red Planet a green glow

Planetary scientists can now predict when the aurora will shine over our cosmic neighbor. An artist's impression of how the aurora might appear in the sky above the Perseverance rover. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Just like Earth, our cosmic neighbor Mars sometimes has auroras dance across its night sky. In March 2024, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover imaged visible-light auroras for the first time during a major solar flare and coronal mass ejection.