The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

On the Red Planet’s northern hemisphere, there are frozen sand dunes that look just like kidney beans-but you definitely ...

The redness of Mars has made the planet one of the most recognizable in the solar system with its hue serving as a topic of ...

Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

Scientists may have uncovered a promising new method to detect ancient life on Mars. A recent study suggests that microbial ...

Mars rovers, landers, and orbiters are charged with understanding every aspect of the Red Planet, with all of their data shedding some degree of light on the possibility of life on Mars ...

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...

The most significant change since those 1970's experiments were conducted was the discovery of high levels of perchlorate on Mars. Perchlorate, plus abiotic oxidants, explains the Viking results and ...

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

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

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the ...