Here are the latest photos and the most beautiful photos of Mars captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which started its mission in 2006.
 

This cool comparison photo shows a view of Earth from Mars vs a view of Mars from Earth.

This American Penny is special because not only is it over 100 years old, it is also covered in alien dust! The penny, which was first released into circulation in 1909, was a special edition in honor of Lincoln’s 100th birthday and last year it was sent on a journey to Mars on board the rover “Curiosity”. The reason for the penny’s unusual journey is actually symbolic as it represents the geologists’ tradition of using a penny as a way of referencing scale in scientific specimens. This picture was taken by the rover’s MAHLI camera and is one of many images captured and beamed back to earth over the past year. So, this is what a penny looks like after being on Mars for 411 days.

Dexter, a 7 year old boy, wrote a letter to NASA about wanting to visit Mars and become an astronaut. This was the unexpected reply that he received…
 

A non scientific view of what Mars (its southern hemisphere) could look like with oceans and stuff.

Picture of Earth taken from the surface of Mars.

As the Curiosity rover reached the surface of Mars, various reactions to this memorable event filled the Internet.

This beautiful view might be more than you can handle. Check it out after the jump.

Armed with a variety of weapons, you must skilfully use them to rescue your best friend Bacon in this physics-based skill game.

This is a collection of photos of the planet Mars that were digitally rendered by the Dutchman Kees Veenenbos. They are stunning and a real artwork.

Residual water ice on the floor of Vastitas Borealis Crater on Mars.  

There are dozens of spacecraft orbiting our solar system. NASA and ESA take many photographs of Earth, Mercury, the Moon, Mars, Saturn and other planets. Inside this post you can see the most recent pictures from around our solar system. Some of them are closely scaled, others are millions of kilometers afar which makes them ever more fantastic and amazing.