Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

As the sun grew hotter, so did Mars, prompting much of its atmospheric carbon dioxide to rain out and ultimately get locked ...

New modeling of carbon cycle shows unsteady but habitable history before liquid water disappeared New models from recent ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

The study suggests that Mars has been self-regulating as a desert planet, with habitability being the exception, rather than ...

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...

The experiments show a real chance of creating self-sufficient, closed-loop living spaces using shelters made from ...

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

Nearly a decade’s worth of data went into the first direct observation of sputtering on Mars, which researchers believe ...

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

Mars, also known as the Red Planet, is home to some of the most dramatic weather systems in the solar system. The dust raised ...