NASA’s Viking 1 Orbitersent back a series of images from Mars that would spark one of the most enduring mysteries in space ...

Mars Is Ready For Its Close-Up: Red Planet Easy To Spot This Weekend : The Two-Way During the "Mars opposition," which happens this Sunday, Mars will be closer to Earth than it has been for more ...

"Dust devils themselves are difficult to capture in images because they are so short-lived," Ingrid Daubar, a planetary ...

To see Mars at its very best, look east at sunset between Jan. 12 and Jan. 16. The Red Planet will rise at sunset, stay visible all night, and finally set in the west at sunrise.

NASA's Perseverance rover has stumbled upon an unexpected and fascinating feature in the Jezero Crater: green-hued spots embedded within red Martian rock formations. This intriguing discovery ...

Mars reaches opposition this weekend, making Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22) an opportune time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Opposition: Oct. 13. When Mars and the sun line up with Earth in the middle, the red planet is said to be in opposition. This is a perfect time to track Mars' movement across the sky.

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left scientists puzzled. NASA announced in July of last year that the rock ...

But by August, Mars will be difficult – if not impossible – to spot. From there it sets too early for us to see in our skies – but don’t worry, it’ll be back and at a close approach to ...

The green spots that can be seen in Perseverance's new image are also common in red rocks on Earth, and are formed when liquid water seeps through sediment before hardening into rock.

Turns out the Red Planet is a little more green than we thought. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has detected a tinge of green in the atmosphere, making it the first time this aurora-like glow ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023, the 3,724th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. NASA ...