NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

NASA lost communication with its MAVEN probe nearly a month ago, and efforts to re-establish a connection have been futile.

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

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

In a quiet corner of an ancient riverbed on Mars, a speckled rock has pushed the search for extraterrestrial life into its ...

Small lakes on ancient Mars may have remained liquid for decades, even with average air temperatures well below freezing.

ESA images show a large meteoroid strike on Apollinaris Mons, leaving more than 100 mysterious moving dust marks on Mars.

A single metallic boulder sitting in an ancient Martian riverbed is forcing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about the Red Planet. The rock, an apparent interplanetary visitor, is not ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/ESA, J. Bell (Cornell U.) and M. Wolff (SSI) Have you noticed Mars has been getting ...

For centuries – maybe millennia – humans have wondered how Mars gets its red hue, but a recent study has some answers.

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...