Reaching Mars is no simple feat. While the idea of sending humans to the Red Planet is gaining traction, the journey itself ...
On the Red Planet’s northern hemisphere, there are frozen sand dunes that look just like kidney beans-but you definitely ...
ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense performs a flyby of Mars. The gravity of the red planet shifts the spacecraft's trajectory towards the Didymos binary asteroid system, shortening its trip ...
“The idea is that Mars’ climate cooled down by this time and the surface dried up.” Multiple spacecraft have captured ...
It traveled 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) roughly perpendicular to escarpments thought to be an ancient shoreline from a time — 4 billion years ago — when Mars had a thicker atmosphere and a warmer ...
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.
Experts weigh in on whether President Donald Trump’s lofty goal of sending humans to Mars and back is feasible during his second term.
Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...