Geologists weigh in on a long-running debate about Mars: Billions of years ago, was the Red Planet warm and wet or cold and dry? Visit ancient Mars -- a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or ...

SpaceX aims for Starship to reach Mars by the end of next year, potentially paving the way for human missions as early as 2029, though 2031 is considered more realistic. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX ...

A selfie taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Over the past 13 years, the four-wheeled Curiosity rover has traveled approximately 21 miles (34 kilometers) across the ...

This unexpected discovery suggests that Mars may have once possessed the chemical building blocks necessary for life. The finding, made using a new heating method on a previously studied sample ...

A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red Planet from space. Scientists say the discovery of siderite, a type of ...

The rock contrasts with lighter surrounding terrain and was likely transported from elsewhere, scientists say. . | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has come across ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spotted something strange while exploring the ...

Mars attracts attention in an odd way. This time, it has to do with a skull-shaped rock rather than cold poles or old rivers. This image from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, taken by the Mastcam ...

All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

A TOUGH lifeform could survive the brutal conditions of Mars. That's the verdict from scientists who spent five hours blasting it with a year's worth of Martian radiation. Lichens are common on ...

On Earth and Mars, iron and magnesium are some of the main contributors to igneous rocks, which form from the cooling of magma or lava,' the space agency said. 'These rocks can include dark ...

NASA is also working to evolve key technologies that will enable low-cost exploration missions to Mars and throughout the solar system. This includes what is considered to be the most important ...