Until recently, Mars was studied only through telescopes and some data that was recorded from early spacecraft. It was thought that Mars' polar regions were the only significant reservoirs of ice, ...

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less than a meter beneath the surface, close enough to be harvested for water, ...

Life on Mars sounds like something from a "Doctor Who" episode. But a study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology challenges the science fiction notion of that idea. The research ...

A team of scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) showed new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface of Mars, “revealing that the planet may have remained habitable for life ...

Twenty years’ worth of imagery captured by two orbiters circling Mars has revealed raging winds on the red planet. Wind on the barren planet would be invisible if it weren’t for Mars’ iconic red dust, ...

For more than 20 years, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter has been imaging the surface of the Red Planet. One region, in particular, continues to fascinate the Mars Express team, ...

Networks of narrow channels lining the surface of Martian dunes, called “gullies,” have puzzled astronomers for decades. Now, as detailed in a new paper published in the journal Geophysical Research ...

Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery on Mars: a new mineral called ferric hydroxysulfate. The name is a mouthful, but the implications it brings are exciting. This particular mineral ...