The recent detection of potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover has sparked renewed ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s equator.

A groundbreaking study published inGeophysical Research Letters takes us closer to understanding Mars’ wind dynamics and how ...

Scientists simulated the conditions of Mars in a lab to observe how blocks of carbon dioxide "dug" their way through the ...

New study shows Mars went through shrinking ice ages, revealing how it lost water and where future missions might find what's left.

If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet's icy surface.

With its reddish-hued surface and surroundings, Mars has more than earned its colorful nickname. But how would the Red Planet appear under clear-blue Earth skies? Thanks to a NASA rover wandering the ...

A recent study suggests that chemical traces of ancient microbial life may still be preserved beneath Mars' icy surface.

The method, developed by researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, uses images of dune surfaces to estimate ...

What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while also exhibiting the potential for finding life beyond Earth? This is what a ...

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How—and ...