A fleet of ball-shaped rovers could drift across the Martian surface like tumbleweed, driven simply by the wind.

Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers flow ...

Perseverance rover data shows Jezero Crater once held a calm lake, leaving behind mudstones rich in organic-linked minerals.

Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.

Slices from the edge of Mars reveal a layered atmosphere of delicate complexity. A European spacecraft has captured a ...

On the Red Planet, aurorae glow green because the charged particles collide with oxygen atoms high above Mars. They may be bright enough that astronauts on Mars could spot them with their naked eye.

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” but is it really as red as we’ve been led to believe? While Mars certainly ...

US President Donald Trump has pledged to “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars”, China says it will send its first crewed mission to Mars within a decade, and Elon Musk wants people to ...

Two recent studies used seismic data from NASA's retired InSight mission to shed light on what lies beneath Mars’ surface and what that means for the planet’s history ...

NASA’s latest announcement about its Perseverance rover has reignited both scientific curiosity and ethical debates. The ...