Due to its rusty red appearance caused by iron oxide in its soil, Mars has always been known as the Red Planet. However, ...

“Martian ice exposures are probably one of the most accessible places we should be looking” for life on the red planet, ...

Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in ...

"Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of 'cryptic ...

An unexpected detour revealed a treasure trove of blue boulders on the Red Planet in an ancient river channel.

If we’re going to live on Mars we’ll need a way to grow food in its arid dirt. Researchers think they know a way.

NASA's Curiosity rover has new insights into how Mars might have changed from a potentially habitable, water-rich planet to ...

Mars pareidolia strikes again. An image captured by the Perseverance rover in the course of its duties is one of the ...

From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar ...

If life exists on Mars, a creature would have to withstand radiation and have access to water. One potential niche fulfilling ...

WHAT looks like a grisly, sun-scorched human face has been found half-buried in the sand on Mars by Nasa’s Perseverance rover. An image taken by the rover in September shows a sandy face ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has beamed back a status update from Mars, where it's in the middle of its most challenging journey ...