The new work suggests that the edge of the dichotomy was eroded back by hundreds of kilometers during the time when an ocean might have occupied Mars' northern hemisphere. To view the Martian ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found evidence of vast underground reservoirs of liquid water on Mars, hidden deep beneath the planet’s surface. This revelation comes from seismic data ...

Nitrospirota is an archaeal phylum that’s particularly common in the terrestrial subsurface. Some species of nitrospirota are ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the solar system: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled ...

It’s divided into sections with names like “Lunar Lunch” and “Extraterrestrial Dinner,” because why settle for boring old ...

NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...

Blue Ghost and New Glenn started off the year right. Many more launches are on the way, and many can be watched online.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

Yes, Greenland is cold, really cold. Most of its climate is arctic tundra; generally, winter temperatures sit well below zero ...

Formations that look like jumbo-sized kidney beans (or blobs of chocolate syrup, depending on your palette) may be indicators ...