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

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

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 ...

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

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

How's the weather up there? On Mars, weather forecasts haven't always been right at our fingertips. Now, recent research from ...

Those tiny colorful dinosaur toys that grow bigger underwater might hold the key to protecting astronauts as they journey through space.

These studies show that Mars is bombarded by meteorites far more often than previously thought — about 2.5 times more ...

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 ...

Musk’s SpaceX, founded to make humanity a multiplanetary species, is betting heavily on its prototype Starship rocket for a future Mars mission. Trump has also tapped private astronaut and e-payments ...

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals.

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