Mars, once a much wetter and more dynamic planet, is now a dry and inhospitable desert. The mystery of how the red planet ...

We may be closer to unravelling the mystery of how the dry, arid Mars used to be covered in water from new research that ...

Mars has captivated scientists and the public alike for centuries. One of the biggest reasons is the planet’s reddish hue, earning the fourth rock from the sun one of its most popular nicknames — the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovered rocks on Mars, providing new evidence the red planet was once a wet, habitable world that could support life.

Helicopters on Mars may sound like something from a science fiction novel — or perhaps just a typical "Doctor Who" episode. But actually, they're not fully confined to the world of sci-fi; after all, ...

New research reveals that the gullies on Mars are primarily formed by sand and seasonal carbon dioxide ice, not water, reshaping our understanding of Martian geology.

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 ...

On Earth, knowing the time feels simple. Your phone pings the same second as a GPS satellite and an atomic clock in a lab. Everything is wired together so well that you rarely think about the ...

Time moves differently on Mars — not in the Tibetan philosophy sense of the word, but in a measurable, physics-will-ruin-your-mission kind of way that's giving NASA engineers a real headache. As the ...