Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

A recent photo from NASA's Curiosity rover gives an idea of what Mars would look like under skies that resemble our own on ...

China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, has provided groundbreaking insights into the history of water on Mars, showing that ...

Even in death, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is helping us learn about Mars. The small aircraft met the demise of its main mission on 18 January 2024, after nearly three epic years of flitting around in ...

For this week’s Fault Lines column, Jon Allsop is filling in for Jay Caspian Kang. In 1877, Giovanni Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer (and uncle of the fashion icon Elsa), started making a map of ...

A future civilization on Mars could be accompanied by one very special and resilient little plant. A type of moss found in the desert—named Syntrichia caninervis—may be able to survive and grow in the ...

Putting humans on Mars has been a long-term project for both NASA and SpaceX. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has often said he plans to lead the way when it comes to settling on the Red Planet. However, new ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Perseverance rover found an unusual dark, pitted rock dubbed Skull Hill while exploring ...

Recent discoveries have revealed that Mars’ core may be heating up unexpectedly, challenging long-held assumptions about the Red Planet’s geology. As scientists delve into the data collected from ...

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 ...

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...