Multiple plans exist to explore Mars in the coming decades using robotic and crewed missions. The ultimate goal of these ...

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A recent study has revealed that the red color of Mars is due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide mineral. This finding suggests that Mars once had liquid ...

Over time, the warming effect would encourage the planet to thaw out more on its own and eventually lead to the creation of a more livable atmosphere on Mars. Gravity will be a challenge ...

NASA’s Curiosity Martian rover finds organic-like, long-chain alkanes preserved in the planet’s mudstone Twelve years after ...

(CNN) — With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory ...