Scientists have unveiled the most extensive map of clouds on Mars ever created. Understanding how and where on Mars these clouds form is crucial to deciphering their impact on the planet's climate.

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is providing the images for the Mars cloudspotting project. Like Earth, Mars has clouds. NASA wants to harness your cloudspotting skills for a citizen-science project aimed at ...

And now for something completely different: NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a feather-shaped cloud glowing in the Martian sky shortly after sunset on the Red Planet. It dates back to January 2023, but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. NASA's Curiosity rover captured this Mars selfie in 2020. Future human ...

Mars will probably become the first planet in this Universe the human race will ever visit, and only then will we begin to get a true sense of the place. Because, even if we feel like we know a lot ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured breathtaking images of iridescent clouds drifting across the Martian sky, revealing a ...

This elongated cloud has formed as a result of wind encountering the Arsia Mons mountains. It forms almost every day during a specific season, from early morning until noon. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/A.

Since humans first started observing Mars, the existence of nocturnal ice clouds on the Red Planet has been known, primarily through daytime observations and sophisticated climate models. Twilight ...

NASA's Curiosity rover taking a picture of itself on Mars. (Photo/NASA/JPL) At the surface, Mars is a desolate, barren world with a rocky landscape, massive dust storms and extreme temperature swings.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/SSI What do clouds on Mars look like? Well, a new video stitched ...

What do clouds on Mars look like? Well, a new video stitched together from images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover offers a glimpse. In this video, delicate red-and-green-tinted clouds are seen ...