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 ...

Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars. Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars, bringing ...

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 ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien life these days might have their eyes on the exoplanet K2-18b ...

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 ...

Published in the journal IMA Fungus, a new study highlights the potential for lichens to survive and function on the Martian surface, challenging previous assumptions about the uninhabitable ...

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 ...

The Mars Curiosity rover has found the largest organic molecules yet on the Red Planet. Organic molecules are the building blocks of life, although they can also be produced by geological processes.

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 ...