NASA’s Curiosity rover has just come face-to-face with a mystery that has haunted scientists from a distance for years. While orbital satellites first spotted strange, web-like patterns on the ...
The web-like features are believed to be sculpted by ancient groundwater, offering new clues about the Red Planet's watery ...
In this age of Mars rovers, questions about the planet's ancient past have shifted. A growing body of evidence supports the idea that Mars was once warm and wet. Now researchers are focused on the ...
A Martian volcano once thought to be the result of a single eruption turns out to have a much more complex past. Orbital imaging and mineral data show it developed through multiple eruptive phases, ...
On the martian surface, would the moons Deimos and Phobos be visible to the unaided eye? David De RooSilver Spring, Maryland ...
Study in the International Journal of Astrobiology tests how water bears survive in simulated Mars soil, revealing how regolith may limit Earth microbes and what it means for planetary protection and ...
Water ice on Mars, bubbling gas on a distant star, a snow-covered island, and a pre-planetary nebula are featured this week. Plus, a look back at an image of Mars taken by the Dawn spacecraft during a ...
Arnie said, "Get your a* to Mars", but is it really a good idea? We asked the experts about our Martian future.