Sixty years ago today, NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft took the first up-close images of Mars, changing humanity's understanding of the Red Planet. The spacecraft was designed and built by the Jet ...

Sixty years ago today, NASA’s Mariner 4 flew within about 6,000 miles of Mars, capturing the first close-up images of another planet’s surface. The much awaited images were in black and white ...

Astronomy Solar System Mars Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago News By Rod Pyle published July 14, 2025 ...