With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

Whether the team's proposed formation model is correct could be definitively tested after samples from Mars are delivered to Earth for analysis. "The study really is a door-opening opportunity," said ...

These technologies will allow for more rapid robotic missions to Mars, the Asteroid Belt ... or physics that go beyond the Standard Model. These proposed systems could enable rapid transit ...

The model estimated Mars's subsurface water distribution down to 2 meters from the surface. Like a sponge, highly absorptive regolith in Mars's mid- and low latitudes retains substantial amounts ...

as well as NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Curiosity, Pathfinder, and Opportunity rovers. The Trace Gas Orbiter’s CaSSIS color camera, also known as the Colour and Stereo Surface ...

A research group from Tohoku University has helped shed light on this by improving an existing Mars climate model. The enhanced model accommodates the various properties of Martian regolith ...

Mars has captivated scientists and the public ... Gas Orbiter with ground-level measurements from rovers like Curiosity, Pathfinder and Opportunity. Instruments on the orbiters and rovers provided ...

Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...