The current image of Mars as an arid and hostile desert contrasts sharply with the history revealed by its surface. Channels, ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” but is it really as red as we’ve been led to believe? While Mars certainly ...

NASA has plans to send astronauts to Mars surprisingly soon, but their exact timeline is still rather vague for a number of ...

The key to solving the mystery of the Viking results is the discovery of perchlorate on the Martian surface in 2008.

While Mars may appear round, its true shape is subtly stretched and uneven, a product of its unique geological past and ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovered rocks on Mars, providing new evidence the red planet was once a wet, habitable world that could support life.

NASA released a new video Monday from last week’s historic landing of the rover Perseverance on Mars. “These are the stuff of our dreams. It’s what we’ve been dreaming about,” Al Chen, Perseverance ...

Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.

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