The rusty world is full of mysteries—and some of the solar system's most extreme geology. Learn more about Earth's smaller, colder neighbor.

Researchers have used a three-dimensional Mars atmospheric model to simulate how engineered particles released from the planet’s surface could spread globally and raise temperatures, offering a ...

Mars holds a special place in the solar system. It represents marginal habitability. This means it transitioned from warm and ...

Whenever humans arrive on Mars, they're going to find it a difficult place to exist. Mars is cold, with an average surface temperature of -55°C; temperatures can plunge to -125°C with dust storms ...

There's been a lot of talk this week about our neighboring planet Mars. The main subject of wishful thinking for the dreamers on our own Earth, the ball of rock we affectionately call the Red Planet ...

"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was fainter early on." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A new study suggests that Mars’s red colour is better matched by iron oxides containing water, known as ferrihydrite. Everyone knows Mars is the “red planet,” but a new study is reshaping scientists’ ...

Scientists edge closer to answering Mars’ biggest question: Did life ever exist on the red planet? Here's the latest from two new finds.