A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

For years, scientists have been intrigued by mysterious dark streaks running down the slopes of Martian cliffs and craters. These marks, called slope streaks and recurring slope lineae (RSLs), have ...

Scientists preparing for humanity’s first mission to Mars say the search for life must be the top priority. Backed by major ...

We were as excited as anyone when MARSIS (the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding) experiment announced there was possibly liquid water under the southern polar ice cap. If ...

For years, scientists have been looking for signs of liquid water just beneath the surface of Mars. The problem, though, is that the observations from various orbiting probes have been maddeningly ...

MRO used a special maneuver that rolls the spacecraft over 120 degrees. This enhances the power of SHARAD, which is MRO’s ...

A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have found seismic clues that ...

Talk of Mars often jumps straight to rockets and boots on red soil, but much of the work happens quietly, long before any ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A HiRISE image of the heavily eroded ridge of an inverted channel left behind by a dried up river ...

A NASA spokesman denied on Thursday that the space agency is running a child slave colony on Mars, populating it with kidnapped children. Radio host Alex Jones, known for presenting conspiracy ...

On November 26, 2011, the NASA Curiosity rover launched to Mars. Curiosity was the biggest and most powerful rover anyone had ever sent to the Red Planet. The two-ton science laboratory is about the ...