TL;DRThe AfD is recording approval ratings of 40 percent in Saxony-Anhalt at the start of its election campaign. The report attributes this development to the continued existence of former neo-Nazi structures.

TL;DRResearchers from the Faculty of Sciences in Lisbon are developing concepts to facilitate soft landings on the Martian surface. This work aims to support preparations for upcoming crewed missions to the planet.

TL;DRNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has announced that the country will no longer conduct elections. Ortega has been in power in Nicaragua for 47 years following the country's revolution.

TL;DRThe Left party and the CDU are currently competing for the top position in the Berlin election campaign. The SPD is trailing in the polls, leading to questions regarding the role of their lead candidate, Steffen Krach.

TL;DRNASA achieved the first successful Mars landing on July 20, 1976, with the Viking 1 mission. Several prior attempts by the Soviet Union to land on the planet had failed.