"We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars," he said to applause and a thumbs up from billionaire backer ...

Ferrihydrite typically forms quickly in the presence of cool water and so must have formed early on ancient Mars when the planet was still wet. "We are not the first to consider ferrihydrite as ...

Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Scientists know that the planet's colouring is due to rusted iron minerals that have been studied by a fleet of spacecraft ...

Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert, with patches of subterranean ice and ice caps at its poles. Billions of years ago, however, liquid water flowed freely across the planet. And ...

The redness of Mars has made the planet one of the most recognizable in the solar system with its hue serving as a topic of debate in planetary science. A recent study by Brown researchers found the ...

SpaceX’s Starship is scheduled to go to Mars late next year with Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus. Elon Musk suggested that human missions could commence by 2029 or 2031 if initial landings are ...

Mars, also called the Red Planet, is one of the most familiar planets in our solar system – apart from Earth, of course! Famous for its distinctive colour, Mars has become a hot topic of ...

Many scientists think that Mars used to have an ocean that covered up to a third of the planet, but the theory is still debated. New data from China's Zhurong rover strengthens the case for an ...

In 2011 Elon Musk said he would put a man on Mars within 10 years ... containing one of his Tesla Optimus robots to the Red Planet by the end of next year. And if that is successful, he ...

There will be four visible planets in the evening sky tonight – Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. Venus and Mercury could be visible about 40 minutes after sunset, close to the western horizon.