While the car-sized spacecraft flew around the Mars system, flight controllers on Earth temporarily lost communication with ...

European space researchers have discovered a bizarre phenomenon on Mars: thousands of dark formations resembling giant ...

Abstract: Craters are the most typical geologic structures and landforms on the surface of Mars. Martian craters are widely distributed in a variety of morphology with multiple types and exhibit ...

These studies show that Mars is bombarded by meteorites far more often than previously thought — about 2.5 times more ...

President Trump set the U.S. on a path to sending astronauts back to the lunar surface during his first term. Lately he has ...

NASA has released breathtaking panoramic images of Mars, offering an unprecedented view of the planet’s diverse terrain.

Mar. 6, 2025 — A new study revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. The findings, based on long ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

The images also played a key role in studying meteoroid impacts. On Mars, the more craters an area has, the older its surface is. That’s a big contrast to Earth, where tectonic activity constantly ...

Cardenas and his collaborators have previously found evidence of lush streams of water carving channels and craters into the planet's surface millions of years ago. Now it sounds like Mars was ...