The microphone of the SuperCam instrument on NASA's Perseverance rover has detected electric discharges from dust devils on ...

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

The Space Coast has long called itself the heart of America’s space program. But in November, it became something more.

The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Scientists believe it's unlikely the first person to plant a flag on the red planet would be stuck by lightning.

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

The discovery was made by analysing sounds from the atmosphere of the red planet obtained by the Perseverance rover.

Scientists have discovered living, methane-producing microbes deep inside a massive meteorite impact crater in Sweden, and ...

Mars, long considered largely static, has revealed a dynamic interior in recent years. NASA’s InSight mission detected ...

Scientists believe they have recorded electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere for the first time, suggesting the planet ...

Scientists have caught Mars's atmosphere crackling with static, uncovering evidence of miniature lightning in its dust storms.