Mysterious dark streaks first observed on Mars in the 1970s are not what many believed they were. Scientists now say the ...

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Strange, dark streaks on Martian slopes that once hinted at flowing water are now believed to be dry dust slides, revealed ...

Despite having maps of Mars more accurate than many of Earth's own maps, the Red Planet still holds many unanswered questions ...

For decades, scientists believed that long, dark streaks on the surface of Mars were a sign of something crucial: running ...

Mini sand dunes form from bouncing sand on hard surfaces. A new model explains their growth on both Earth and Mars. A new ...

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, who has close ties to Elon Musk, was President Trump's pick to serve as NASA ...

Mars, the other world, followed a different path. Today the Martian surface is hostile to life as we know it, but as this scientific story goes, Mars may have once hosted a rich abundance of microbes.

A set of dark streaks that regularly wind across the Martian surface are more likely to be formed by dust and wind than by ...

Scientists have been arguing about the origin of strange streaks on Mars since the earliest missions to the Red Planet. To trace forgotten Viking trade routes, an experimental archaeologist spent ...

May 20, 2025 — Astronomers have filled a large gap in knowledge about Mars' water cycle. Their research on water percolating from surface to aquifer could change the picture of what early Mars ...