A scene from The Martian starring Matt Damon, where an astronaut finds himself stranded on Mars.

Today NASA revealed that there is flowing water on Mars, which means there could be life on the red planet. Maybe Matt Damon won't be completely alone in his new movie The Martian after all. This is exciting stuff, so we've put together ten of the best Mars songs for our new alien friends to party to.

From Thirty Seconds to Mars and David Bowie's classic, Life On Mars?, to Red Planet by Little Mix and some funky Bruno Mars beats - we've got this planetary playlist covered.

1. David Bowie - Life On Mars?

2. Kelis - Mars

3. Mouse on Mars - Send Me Shivers

4. Paul McCartney and Wings - Venus and Mars

5. Little Mix - Red Planet

6. The Mars Volta - Goliath

7. T.Rex - Ballrooms of Mars

8. Ash - Girl From Mars

9. Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

10. Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens

- nzherald.co.nz

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