A crater on Mars has a bright patch of ice. It's the second time in over a decade that the crater and ice has been observed ...

Jezero Crater on Mars was once home to a lake, delta and rivers. See an animation of what it could have looked like when water poured into the crater billions of years ago and present day. Credit: ...

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

Oct. 7, 2024 — NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life -- with ...

Scientists know quite a bit about the surface of Mars from robotic missions, but there are still many unexplored geologic ...

NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life -- with evidence for widespread ...

Was the planet Mars ever habitable and what conditions led to it becoming the uninhabitable world we see today? This is what ...

Curiosity’s exploration of Gale crater on Mars has uncovered new evidence about the planet’s climate evolution. By studying ...

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

NASA's Curiosity rover takes in a desolate view of Mars at Gale crater in 2021. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Cold, dry, and barren: Mars doesn't look like it could be a haven for life — at least not the ...

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

A recent study by NASA researchers reveals that carbonates found in Mars' Gale Crater contain unusually high levels of heavy carbon and oxygen isotopes, painting a picture of a dramatically evolving ...