We've known about wind on Mars for decades, but thanks to new research from a Swiss team, we have a better idea of just how ...
The method, developed by researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, uses images of dune surfaces to estimate ...
A groundbreaking study published inGeophysical Research Letters takes us closer to understanding Mars’ wind dynamics and how ...
Over the years, many different pictures and videos have been sent back from Mars, and many of them contained weird and ...
Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s equator.
New research suggests Mars could have enough water under its surface to form a global ocean. On Monday, scientists released their findings, which are based on seismic measurements captured from NASA’s ...
Mars has two permanent polar ice caps of water ice and some dry ice, and a few patches of ice both on and under the surface.
For more than 20 years, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter has been imaging the surface of the Red Planet. One region, in particular, continues to fascinate the Mars Express team, ...
Prevailing theories suggest that Mars was once covered in a major liquid water system of oceans, rivers, and lakes, which presupposes a thick atmosphere that could maintain temperatures at which ...
Planetary geologist Amanda Ostwald studies Martian meteorites to understand what makes Mars different from — and similar to — planet Earth Naomi Greenberg In 2023, Dr. Ostwald hiked the entire ring of ...
A NASA study shows bacteria fragments can survive 50 million years in Martian ice. Pure ice, not rock, could hold clues to life beyond Earth.
“This exciting discovery opens up new possibilities for auroral research and confirms that auroras could be visible to future astronauts on Mars’ surface." NASA's Perseverance rover just made ...