No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never gets old for Mariek Schmidt.

President Donald Trump recently announced an ambitious goal: sending astronauts to Mars within four years, aligning with the length of a presidential term ...

Now, researchers have connected 49 seismic events to impact craters, proving that meteorite strikes leave distinct seismic ...

Mars' alternating warm and cold periods may have influenced its ability to retain liquid water, potentially impacting life.

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Whether Mars ever had liquid water has long been a subject of debate among scientists, and a study published recently offers compelling evidence. Researchers evaluating data collected by NASA’s ...

NASA says the textures found in the Silver Mountain sample are “unlike anything ever seen,” suggesting the rock could offer new insights into the planet’s environmental conditions – and could even ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known ...

There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has backed a mission to Mars to investigate the remarkable 'square structure' (pictured) that was ...

New research reveals ancient ripples on Mars, providing compelling evidence of long-lost lakes that once existed 3.7 billion ...