Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's ...

MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in operation around Mars, and one ...

What can mapped drainage systems on Mars teach scientists about the red planet's watery past? This is what a recent study ...

NASA’s latest Mars rover represents a complete rethinking of how robotic explorers survive on the Red Planet. Engineers upgraded mobility, autonomy, and scientific instruments to handle harsher ...

Mars once looked far more like Earth, with a thicker atmosphere and liquid water pooling on its surface, yet today it is a ...

Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of the small planet may have once supported wet oases with humid climates and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...

Minnesota’s largest city was briefly colder than Mars last month. A late-November cold snap in Minneapolis sent temperatures ...

What does electrical activity and dust storms on Mars have in common? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes ...

The ExoMars team at Aberystwyth University has welcomed the UK Space Agency’s renewed backing for the Rosalind Franklin rover ...

One of NASA’s workhorse spacecraft in orbit around Mars has fallen silent, leaving agency personnel scrambling to ...

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...