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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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A supporter of the Georgian Dream party waves the party's flags from a car

Pro-Russian party wins Georgian election marred by scuffles

The ruling Georgian Dream party has won parliamentary elections that the pro-European opposition says were rigged.
PoliticsOctober 27, 202402:10 min
The side of the Nightjet train.

Europe-wide train links marred by steep costs, construction

The dream of a Europe-wide high-speed rail network is far from reality.
TravelOctober 17, 2024
Two astronauts in spacesuits, join hands, at the opening of the LUNA Analog Facility, September 25, 2024

How Europe's creating the moon on Earth

Getting to the moon takes a lot of small steps, like Europe's new LUNA training facility. But it's not there yet.
ScienceOctober 5, 2024
Polaris Dawn Mission spacesuit helmet

Polaris Dawn: another small step to Mars?

A private venture aims to perform a spacewalk in the hazardous Van Allen Belts and break a record for the highest orbit.
ScienceAugust 28, 2024
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Underground oceans on Mars?

A recent discovery of huge resevoirs of water also has huge implications for whether life is feasible on Mars.
ScienceAugust 18, 202430:00 min
A view of Mars from Earth.

Subsurface of Mars harbors oceans of water: study

New research based on seismic data indicates the presence of vast swathes of water under the surface of Mars.
ScienceAugust 13, 2024
An image of planet Mars against the black backdrop of space taken by the NASA Mars Global Surveyor.

Liquid ocean discovered beneath Mars surface

Seismic data from NASA's InSight Lander suggests a massive liquid water deposit below the Martian surface.
ScienceAugust 12, 2024
Donald Trump with Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu

Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago during US visit

In the meeting, Trump pledged to bring peace to the Middle East and combat antisemitism.
PoliticsJuly 27, 2024
NASA deputy director Kjell Lindgren (center) speaks as volunteer crew members (from left to right) Kelly Haston, Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones and Anca Selariu exit Mars Dune Alpha on July 6, 2024.

Scientists re-emerge after a year in Mars simulation project

The two women and two men spent the last 378 days in Houston's Mars Dune Alpha, designed to mimic Red Planet conditions.
ScienceJuly 7, 2024
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Your body might not survive a trip to Mars

Why would our kidneys (possibly) fail when we're inside a spaceship? And why do women's bodies do better in space?
ScienceJune 22, 202412:48 min
An arrivals board at Munich International Airport, including a warning notification for passengers about strike action, pictured on March 7, 2024.

Lufthansa sees 'turning point' after Q1 marred by strikes

Lufthansa is looking to cut costs, including in management, after repeated strikes weighed heavily on Q1 figures.
BusinessApril 30, 2024
Illustration MMX Rover auf dem Marsmond Phobos

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
DW Tomorrow Today Sendungslogo Composite

Tomorrow Today – The Science Show

This week we prepare for a journey to a mysterious moon of Mars and deep dive into what we can learn about exoplanets.
ScienceMarch 22, 202426:06 min
Donald Trump arriving at court in Florida, smiling

Judge denies Trump motion to throw out classified files case

Donald Trump's lawyers have asked a federal district judge to throw out a case on illegally holding classified files.
PoliticsMarch 14, 2024
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

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

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

Artificial intelligence has had an impact on the election in Pakistan. Who is spreading disinformation? And how?
PoliticsFebruary 5, 202409:28 min
A close-up shot of Ingenuity on Mars

NASA: History-making Mars copter Ingenuity takes last flight

Ingenuity went on to spend nearly three years on the red planet covering 14 times as much ground as initially planned.
ScienceJanuary 26, 2024
View of the moon's surface

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

Most events have been canceled because of the Gaza conflict.
ReligionDecember 22, 2023
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
Artist's impression of an astronaut walking on the planet Mars

Life in space changes the human immune system

Spaceflight is harsh on health. A study shows life on the International Space Station weakens the human immune system.
HealthAugust 23, 2023
Carlos De Oliveira (middle), flanked by a lawyer and a security officer, is led to a US Federal Court in Miami, Florida

Trump manager appears at court in classified documents case

Carlos De Oliveira is accused of helping Donald Trump hide classified documents from government investigators.
CrimeJuly 31, 2023
An elderly woman casts her ballot in Freetown, Sierra Leone on June 24, 2023

Sierra Leone presidential election marred by delays, chaos

Some polling stations opened several hours late, with local media reporting confusion among crowds of voters.
PoliticsJune 24, 2023
DW Sendung Shift | 3DPrint

3D printed rockets: a revolution in spaceflight

3D printing technology could be crucial in future space missions like a journey to Mars. Here’s why.
Digital WorldMay 12, 202303:56 min
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Shift – Living in the Digital Age

AI viral hits, 3D printed rockets, Russian cyber warfare: the topics that have moved the tech world.
Digital WorldMay 12, 202312:36 min
An instrument seen inside the Mars landscape simulation area at Mars Dune Alpha, NASA's simulated Mars habitat

Life as on Mars: NASA unveils Mars Dune Alpha

Four volunteers on 160 square meters: For one year, they are to test what life on Mars might look like.
ScienceApril 17, 20238 images
Illustration Planet Mars vor 4 Milliarden Jahren

What's so exciting about Mars?

The Tomorrow Today question this week is from Calixto Saldaña in Colombia.
ScienceMarch 11, 202303:19 min
A long exposure of the NASA Artemis I Space Launch System rocket as it lifts the Orion spacecraft into the early morning sky from Launch Complex 39B from the Kennedy Space Center last November

NASA to test nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2027

NASA and the defense research agency DARPA believe they can safely use nuclear energy to power human spaceflight.
TechnologyJanuary 25, 2023
US Attorney General Merrick Garland speeks while Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and US Attorney for the District of Columbia Mathew Graves listen on; they are in front of a US flag and Department of Justice logo

Donald Trump probes to be handled by special counsel

The investigations are into the ex-president's handling of classified documents and efforts to undo the 2020 election.
Law and JusticeNovember 18, 2022
Meteor running in the starry sky, toward the planet Earth

Who owns the moon?

As nations and private companies plan for more space exploration, what legal claims can they make on the moon?
ScienceNovember 15, 2022
January 6th panel

Jan. 6 panel issues formal subpoena to Donald Trump

The panel said Trump "orchestrated" the scheme to overturn the 2020 election.
PoliticsOctober 21, 2022
Donald Trump outside the Attorney General Office in New York City in August

Trump requests Supreme Court intervene in Mar-a-Lago case

The move further escalates the dispute over classified documents discovered at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Law and JusticeOctober 5, 2022
Former President Donald Trump waves as he departs Trump Tower

Trump sues CNN for defamation, seeks $475 million

Trump has accused CNN of running a campaign of "libel and slander" in an effort to derail any future political efforts.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2022
Dead fish on the shore of the Mar Menor

Spain bestows personhood status to polluted lagoon

The Mar Menor is the first ecoystem in Europe to gain the designation and the enforcable legal rights that go with it.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 22, 2022
Former President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Trump Tower.

US court lifts hold on classified records in Trump probe

A US court has allowed investigators to resume their review of records seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Law and JusticeSeptember 22, 2022
Youssoufa Moukoko celebrates his goal in the derby against Schalke

Dortmund win Revierderby against Schalke

Youssoufa Moukoko's goal was enough for the home side to secure a win over local rivals Schalke in the Revierderby.
SportsSeptember 17, 2022
The logo of the US Department of Justice

US DOJ appeals Mar-a-Lago examination hold

A federal judge had previously denied the request, with the DOJ saying that move jeopardizes national security.
Law and JusticeSeptember 17, 2022
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and redacted by in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida

US judge blocks review of seized papers from Trump's estate

A US judge has ruled in favor of former President Donald Trump by blocking the DOJ review of seized classified records.
CrimeSeptember 16, 2022
Former President Donald Trump departs Trump Tower in NYC, USA

US Justice Department approves Trump arbiter nominee

The DOJ concession could help speed the selection process after Trump rejected both its nominees.
PoliticsSeptember 13, 2022
Ex-President Donald Trump in New York

Mar-a-Lago: Trump team calls DOJ probe 'misguided'

Lawyers have launched a petition to prolong a court order that bars the government from investigating seized documents.
PoliticsSeptember 12, 2022
Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida

FBI reportedly found foreign nuclear files in Mar-a-Lago

The Washington Post reported that the documents seized from Donald Trump's Florida residence were highly classified.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 2022
USA | Beschlagnahmte Dokumente von der FBI Hausdurchsuchung bei Donald Trump

Mar-a-Lago: DOJ unveils new details of search

Over 10,000 documents were seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, according to an inventory from the DOJ.
PoliticsSeptember 2, 2022
Former US President Donald Trump stands outside a car in New York, holding up his fist

Trump team denies DOJ claims of obstruction

US prosecutors have cited evidence that Trump's team obstructed its probe into classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
PoliticsSeptember 1, 2022
Documents seized by the FBI during a search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Mar-a-Lago search: DOJ cites evidence of obstruction

US prosecutors said Trump representatives obstructed justice by concealing government records at Mar-a-Lago.
PoliticsAugust 31, 2022
Police vehicles and a police officer outside Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, August 8, 2022.

US judge orders redacted release of Trump search affidavit

The Justice Department has ordered to release a court document connected to the search of Trump's property.
CrimeAugust 26, 2022
Donald Trump outside the Attorney-General's office in New York City

Trump moves to stop FBI reviewing documents

Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump have also asked for an itemized receipt of the items the FBI seized.
CrimeAugust 23, 2022
DW Sendung Made in Germany | marmenor

Death by fertilizer: The Mar Menor lagoon

The Spanish lagoon Mar Menor has been poisoned by fertilizer. Industrial farming is to blame.
BusinessAugust 17, 202206:03 min
DW Made in Germany

Exploiting nature at what cost?

Environmental protection is more urgent than ever. But we're still doing more harm than good.
BusinessAugust 16, 202226:06 min