Mars, a planet once capable of sustaining liquid water and harboring flowing rivers, today stands as a frozen desert. For ...

The team used data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to study high-resolution images of the terrain. Specific surface ...

NASA’s Viking mission identified – among many other fascinating things – some curious dark streaks following downward slopes on Mars’s surface. Though we have yet to discover what those streaks ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

NASA’s Mars Orbiter is rolling 120° to help see beneath the surface - and it’s revealing clearer signs of ice, rock, and ...

Mars may soon welcome explorers seeking ice deposits crucial for human survival. Recent findings suggest significant ice ...

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient ...

Two years ago, NASA made a big splash when it announced the discovery of flowing water on the surface of Mars. But it turns out, the space agency might have been wrong. The surface features that ...

They found no link between the streaks and moisture, frost, or any other clear signs of water on Mars. Instead, the features were more common in areas with strong winds and high dust activity.

Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth's tallest volcanoes, and its two neighboring volcanoes are often surrounded by water ice clouds, especially in the early morning. The image released Friday marks the ...

Curiosity has been studying Mars’ surface features for just more than 10 years, but it may not be on its own for much longer.

Mars, 2020: Cold, dusty and, except for a growing cadre of robotic explorers, not particularly lively.Today, the planet's southern highlands are crisscrossed by deep valleys, surface features ...