There are a couple potential explanations for distinctive markings found on a Martian rock, but new evidence suggests they ...

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

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

A string of failures in space exploration is a lesson in the lessening of limitations.

The discovery of pale, loose rocks on the Martian surface could suggest that Mars was once a much warmer world.

How's the weather up there? On Mars, weather forecasts haven't always been right at our fingertips. Now, recent research from ...

Mars’ thick crust may have held the key to underground water and hidden magmas—challenging what we thought we knew about the red planet’s past. Could this mean Mars was once more habitable than we ...

The previous opposition was on January 16, and as Mars recedes from Earth, March provides another good chance to see the Red Planet at its best. Anyone with an unobstructed view of the night sky ...

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 ...

Six planets are currently gracing our night sky, forming an arc on our celestial dome just after sunset. From west to east: Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars. But on Friday ...