Mars once had rivers, lakes, and possibly vast oceans—conditions far different from the dry, barren planet we know today.

Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any ...

In early July, the Red Planet rises around 10:30 p.m. local daylight time and climbs highest around 3 a.m. It shines brilliantly at magnitude –2.2. But Mars doesn’t stand pat.

"As this type of technology develops, it's going to have spinoff benefits for sustainability technology here on Earth as well ...

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

Red planet has a big core, complex crust Seismograph on NASA's InSight lander is slowly imaging the Martian interior. John Timmer – Jul 25, 2021 6:00 AM | 173 ...

And in 2012, Steltzner's last big project, the Curiosity rover, landed on the Red Planet. It's still exploring Mars today.

The only problem is that Martians are already there, and when humans land on the red planet in the then-distant year of 1999, it doesn’t take long for the Martians to hunt them down.

October 2020 is all about the glory of Mars as the glimmering red planet puts on a show in the night sky. We passed Mars' close approach to Earth on Oct. 6 and now we can look forward to Mars ...