Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

Understanding how air moves across a planet is key to predicting its weather and climate. On Earth, these patterns shape everything from storms to seasonal changes. A new study now reveals how air ...

The Close Approach happens every two years, but Tuesday's encounter at 38.6 million miles away will be the closest to Earth that Mars gets until 2035 Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on ...

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is a rocky planet that is a little more than half the Earth's diameter. It has a very thin atmosphere compared to Earth, consisting primarily of carbon ...

In the next decade, space agencies plan to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth. But what if these rocks contain alien ...

The rover talks to earth by sending radio waves from a ultra-high frequency antenna to Mars orbiters that relay the message to NASA’s Deep Space Network Antenna on Earth. It can take anywhere ...

“These findings were then compared to laboratory experiments ... Researchers will have to wait until samples from Mars are brought back to Earth to confirm their study. NASA said last year ...

Mars has fascinated people for centuries, not only because it is our closest neighbor in space but also because of its ...

a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, a Sample Return Lander, and an Earth Return Orbiter (ERO). Unlike the baseline plans, Rocket Lab’s will perform under a firm-fixed price contract to ensure ...