The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

Mars currently comes up like a brand of fire in the east-northeast nearly three hours after sunset; it’s now rising about 5.5 minutes earlier each night. This golden-orange world has now flamed ...

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech WASHINGTON — NASA has refined its strategy for future robotic exploration of Mars, advocating for a regular cadence of smaller missions to answer key questions in ...

NASA's Perseverance rover triumphantly celebrated the end of a tough climb out of the Jezero Crater on Mars with new images and a new science campaign. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

A blown cylinder was determined to have caused a problem with one of the Philippine Mars aircraft’s engines that forced its flight to an American museum to be aborted on Sunday. The huge plane ...

Scientists are calling for the cataloging of human artifacts left on Mars — from spacecraft and landers to rovers, probes, and other debris — to document humanity’s earliest steps in interpl ...

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars‘ “Die With a Smile” has climbed to No. 1 on its 20th week on the Hot 100 songs chart. The Grammy-nominated collaboration debuted at No. 3 on the chart in late August ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems.

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or wait until 2027.

Related: NASA's downed Ingenuity helicopter has a 'last gift' for humanity — but we'll have to go to Mars to get it Grip added that, while the team's investigation is over, it is far from ...

More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to its lower, drier latitudes.

Is there a better time than the holiday season to splurge a bit? Maybe your birthday. Otherwise, now’s the time to treat yourself to something nice, especially if you can score it at a big ...