NASA’s latest images from Mars show a rock that looks less like a random boulder and more like something deliberately carved, a sculpted shard standing alone on the dusty plain. The discovery has ...

The north pole of Mars is slowly sinking under the weight of an ice cap that only formed within the past few million years. And, in the process, it’s telling us something about what the planet’s ...

Currently, about 16,000 satellites are orbiting Earth, providing everything from GPS service and weather reports to phone ...

Every Martian year (which last 686.98 Earth days), the red planet experiences regional dust storms that coincide with summer in the southern hemisphere. Every three Martian years (five and a half ...

Before they can launch to Mars, students need to learn more about where they're going and why. This week, students will learn more about the Red Planet and determine what they hope to find. This will ...

Researchers have discovered new evidence for hidden water reservoirs and rare magmas on ancient Mars. Their new study explores how variations in Mars’ crustal thickness during its ancient history may ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a dramatic rise in ozone. Scientists found that the lack of sunlight and moisture ...

NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early as 2035. The trip will take about six to seven months each way and will cover up to 250 million miles (402 million ...

The Red Planet has always fascinated humanity. Today, it’s inextricably linked to the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. The founding mission of Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, is to make humans a ...

The condition of Mars’ polar ice could offer new clues about the Red Planet’s past and whether it was ever suitable for life.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...