In 1999, the Mars Climate Orbiter, a robotic probe of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), went out of ...

Mars has always captured human imagination with its striking red hues and mysterious landscapes. Recent images from NASA’s ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

The Trace Gas Orbiter’s CaSSIS color camera ... But it provides intriguing clues about Mars’ geologic and climate history, he said. “Since this water-containing rust blankets most of ...

Mars has fascinated people for centuries, not only because it is our closest neighbor in space but also because of its ...

Mars' atmosphere moves differently from Earth's due to gravity waves. These waves affect air circulation at high altitudes.

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 water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main culprit behind Mars's reddish dust, rather than the dry, rust-like mineral known as hematite.

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface ...