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

Could microbes endure just beneath the surface of Mars, in exposed layers of dusty ice? Scientists say such places are worth ...

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.

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

New NASA research suggests that microbes could thrive in meltwater beneath Mars’ frozen surface, offering a potential habitat ...

A new study found there is potential for photosynthesis on Mars, where snow and ice shields ultraviolet radiation at mid-latitudes.

"Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a protective ozone shield, so there is 30 percent more harmful ultraviolet radiation at the surface ...

We believe that dusty Martian ice exposures in the mid-latitudes represent the most easily accessible places to search for Martian life today.' ...

A seven-metre replica sculpture of Mars is on display in a city's cathedral. Hanging in Gloucester Cathedral's nave, Luke ...

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

January 2022 A dust storm nearly twice the size of the United States blankets Mars's southern hemisphere, reducing sunlight ...