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

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

New research suggests ancient Red Planet precipitation was a lot like Earth It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give us clues ...

When those particles reached the planet, they triggered a rare aurora in Mars's upper atmosphere. Unlike past detections of Martian auroras, which appeared only in ultraviolet light and required ...

Mars Ingenuity helicopter's 59th flight was captured by the Perseverance rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera. Credit: Credit: Space ...

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 ...

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. Rust, ...

Mars is covered in traces of ancient bodies of water. But the puzzle of exactly where it all went when the planet turned cold and dry has long intrigued scientists. Our new study may offer an answer.

Mars is one of the easiest planets to spot in the sky, due to it looking like a bright red point of light. NASA has exploration of the planet as one of their main aims.