Reaching Mars is no simple feat. While the idea of sending humans to the Red Planet is gaining traction, the journey itself ...

Russia’s new plasma engine could reach Mars in just 30 days. Russia's new plasma rocket engine is engineered to cut the ...

It makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth from climate change, ecological destruction and international conflicts ...

Scientists have identified another possible commonality between Earth and Mars: a solid inner core. Scientists have ...

A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial ...

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...

Could a giant planet between Mars and Jupiter have doomed Earth? A new study suggests that small changes would have been ...

Saturday finds the moon in a waxing gibbous phase. Of all the phases that the moon goes through over 29.5 days, a waxing ...

Mars' atmosphere moves differently from Earth's due to gravity waves. These waves affect air circulation at high altitudes.

Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money.

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...