Mars’ positioning is what gives the lighter planet such a strong pull. “The closer it is to the sun, the more a planet ...

Mars today is a frozen, dusty desert. But if you look deep inside Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars and in ...

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...

Mars is absolutely dripping with evidence that the red planet was once a striking blue, complete with glistening lakes, ...

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

Over the past decade, the Curiosity rover has played a key role in this search, steadily climbing the layered terrain of ...

Scientists have traced ancient Martian shorelines inside a giant canyon, revealing where a vast ocean once stood and why ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

MAVEN has remained silent since Dec. 6 despite repeated attempts to contact it, according to NASA. As part of the recovery ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions ...

NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more ...