Test-run shows how a team of three autonomous robots could search for extraterrestrial environments suitable for sheltering ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has stumbled across a curious, volcano-shaped rock on the surface of Mars that looks rather like a ...

In a landmark study published in theJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, researchers have uncovered the first complete ...

Mars’s Acheron Fossae reveals a frozen, fractured landscape shaped by ancient forces, holding clues to the planet’s climate ...

Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. Facts There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

Despite being thinner and drier than Earth's atmosphere, Mars's atmosphere contains clouds composed of tiny water ice ...

Acheron Fossae is filled with dramatic landscape features — most notably, its namesake fossae, or fault-like channels that ...

Scientists from SETI and NASA Ames have identified a rare iron sulfate on Mars that may be a new mineral, formed by heat, ...

Scientists identified an iron-rich mineral on the surface of Mars that suggests the planet’s surface may be more dynamic than ...

In the vast desert landscapes of Mars, peculiar geological formations continue to intrigue scientists. A prime example of ...

New research published in Nature Communications identifies an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a brand-new mineral.

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex ...