“The closer it is to the sun, the more a planet becomes dominated by the sun’s gravity,” Kane said. “Because Mars is farther ...

A pull in the right direction ...

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

Our neighbor Mars would hold a significant influence over Earth's climate. New research indicates that its gravity durably ...

Advances in technology have reopened the debate over terraforming Mars, shifting it from an impossible dream to a long-term scientific and ethical question.

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the ...

Scientists who work on long-term climate patterns usually stay close to Earth. The data is here, the records are clearer, and ...

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

The climate of early Mars is a subject of debate. While it has been thought that Mars had a warm and wet climate like Earth, other researchers have suggested early Mars might have been largely ...

Twenty years’ worth of imagery captured by two orbiters circling Mars has revealed raging winds on the red planet. Wind on the barren planet would be invisible if it weren’t for Mars’ iconic red dust, ...