If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet's icy surface.

Humanity’s plans to eventually colonise Mars have been given a major boost after scientists made a huge discovery. Both NASA ...

As scientists get closer to putting humans on Mars, the need to understand why clocks tick faster on the red planet is more ...

"The CO2 ice block began to dig into the slope and move downwards just like a burrowing mole or the sandworms from 'Dune.' It ...

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Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s ...

New study shows Mars went through shrinking ice ages, revealing how it lost water and where future missions might find what's ...

A new study indicates that crews with a wider range of personalities perform better under pressure, possibly informing how ...

Dust devils form when the planet’s surface heats up, pushing hot air close to the ground rapidly up through cooler air above.

Visit Mars as it might have looked billions of years ago. Not frozen and dry, but wet, warm, and alive with flowing water. Across vast highlands near the Martian equator, deep river-like valleys snake ...

A new study suggests that some Martian glaciers may contain much higher quantities of water ice than previously thought. Although previous studies have postulated that the Red Planet's glaciers may be ...

Billions of years ago, Mars lost its atmosphere, and with it went Mars's once prolific assemblage of liquid water lakes and streams. Yet even without an atmosphere, the Red Planet hasn't always been ...