Oct. 7, 2024 — NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life -- with ...

The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface ... remnants of what looks like a tile floor from a Martian bathroom.

As one of Earth's closest neighbors in space, Mars has long captivated humans with ... NASA's Curiosity rover found remnants ...

NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life—with evidence for ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Have you seen the weird “alien doorway” on Mars image that went viral on social media? It was sent back by NASA’s ...

The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ...

NASA's Curiosity rover takes in a desolate view of Mars at Gale crater in 2021. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Cold, dry, and barren: Mars doesn't look like it could be a haven for life — at least ...

Two European Mars orbiters spied a variety of cryptic surface features poking up through melting ice across the Red Planet's south pole as spring rolled into the region. The European Space Agency ...

Like Earth, Mars was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, but its early surface was very different than today's. Mars' surface then had high rates of meteorite and asteroid impacts from the period ...

If we’re going to live on Mars we’ll need a way to grow food in its arid dirt. Researchers think they know a way. Once upon a time, water flowed across the surface of Mars. Waves lapped ...

The uninhabited island’s extreme conditions have challenged everyone from lost explorers and Inuit settlers to modern-day scientists preparing for life on Mars. But that’s not to say humans ...

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, recently boasted that he will land five uncrewed Starship rockets on the surface of Mars in 2026. If all of those landing attempts are successful, he intends to ...