The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected 'mini-lightning' on Mars for the first time, capturing faint crackles from dust-driven ...

NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The discovery of life on Mars is a tad closer than ever before. This month, NASA announced the discovery of signs of life on the red planet in deposits of clay and silt in a canyon.

Lightning has been seen on other planets in the solar system, in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Because Mars is cold ...

New research indicates that early Martian volcanoes may have emitted reactive sulfur gases that warmed the planet and supported conditions suitable for microbial life. Although scientists are still ...

UPDATE for 11 am ET: NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered sediment formations that could be signs of possible biosignatures on Mars, but they could also have a non-biological source. Read our ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, since its discovery in July, has become a center of attention in the scientific community ...