The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient ...

See the Red Planet slip behind the moon and re-emerge in this time-lapse. Credit: Griffith Observatory | edited by ...

Observing Mars With Probes If you look closely at pictures of Mars taken by rovers on its surface, you can see that most of the planet isn't purely red, but more of a rusty brown or tan color. You ...

Elon Musk’s vision to colonize Mars might sound like the plot of a science fiction novel, but it’s quickly becoming a reality. With his private space exploration company, SpaceX, Musk has set his ...

As Elon Musk's Mars ambitions could be delayed, an old video of Musk discussing potential Tom Cruise movie in space ...

Science News: NASA's Curiosity rover finds strange rock formations on Mars. These look like spiderwebs. The rover spots these on Mount Sharp. Scientists think these ...

NASA also points out that July and August is an excellent chance to view the constellation Aquila, also known as the eagle as ...

Close-up images of a region of Mars scientists had previously only seen from orbit have revealed “dramatic evidence” of where water once flowed on the Red Planet. The new images taken by NASA ...

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient connection between the planet Mars and blood wasn’t completely wrong.