Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

N ew research suggests that Mars' missing atmosphere, long a mystery for planetary scientists, could be hiding within the planet's clay-rich surface.This surprising discovery sheds light on how ...

Elon Musk and Donald Trump have announced ambitious plans to send a mission to Mars in 2026 and 2028. It’s not going to ...

Scientists previously thought that the iron oxide on Mars’ surface was hematite, which likely formed through interactions with the planet’s atmosphere when Mars’ surface was dry. But the new ...

Researchers have found new evidence for a massive subsurface ocean on Mars, again raising the possibility of microbial life.

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...

Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to ...

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

Water once existed in abundance of at the surface of Mars. How much of that water has been stored in the planet's crust is still unclear, according to a new analysis.

Because of the absence of liquid water on Mars’ surface today ... required the presence of both oxygen – whether from the atmosphere or other sources – and water capable of reacting with ...

“Since this water-containing rust blankets most of the Martian surface ... formation on Mars required the presence of both oxygen — whether from the atmosphere or other sources — and ...