Long thought of as a dry, barren world, Mars may once have shimmered with shades of blue. A new study reveals the discovery ...

A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...

For decades, the idea of people living on Mars has felt like a distant fantasy, limited by the brutal cost of hauling ...

Researchers discovered Mars subtly affects Earth’s orbit and axial tilt. These small changes help trigger ice ages and ...

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

A new report lays out the objectives for a crewed mission to Mars. Plus, an update on the NASA mission to survey the asteroid ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious hole on the surface of Mars, and they have no idea what lies inside it. This pit, ...

Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, time flows differently on Mars than on Earth. NIST scientists have now nailed down the ...

NASA lost communication with its MAVEN probe nearly a month ago, and efforts to re-establish a connection have been futile.