Marcus Chown said it is possible that humans are in fact aliens from Mars because the Red Planet was habitable before Earth ...

Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any ...

People are looking forward to witnessing the first footsteps on the moon in over 50 years and the first ones on Mars ever.

At first glance, Mars looks completely different from Earth. It’s got that dusty red surface, eerie atmosphere, and ...

A deceptive difference having to do with Earth's and Mars's gravity may be the reason why NASA's rovers get stuck in the ...

Water ice can be turned to liquid water and leveraged to generate oxygen and hydrogen, which have myriad potential uses.

Hoping to push Mars exploration into top gear and do recon for a future crewed landing, AeroVironment has released its ...

The Skyfall concept reimagines Mars landings, deploying a six-helicopter swarm to autonomously scout for resources and future ...

New research suggests ancient Red Planet precipitation was a lot like Earth It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give us clues ...

A conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best ...

But new analysis of spacecraft observations along with laboratory techniques suggests Mars’ red color is better matched by iron oxides containing water, known as ferrihydrite. Ferrihydrite ...