In a recent update from the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity’s activities during Sols 4731-4742 have marked a significant ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover made an intriguing discovery on Mars, adding another layer to our understanding of the planet’s ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Purdue-led research into scattered rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover shows evidence the dry, dusty red planet could have once supported a humid, rain-heavy climate billions of years ago.

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

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

Dust devils on Mars generate tiny electrical sparks. This could help explain how the Red Planet’s atmosphere and surface are ...