NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its first images of web-like "boxwork" features on the surface of Mars. The zig-zagging ...

The images and data being collected are already raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” ...

Nearly a decade’s worth of data went into the first direct observation of sputtering on Mars, which researchers believe ...

We were pretty sure even before the first lander grounded on Mars, the red colour of the planet is due to a lot of iron oxide in the rocks and sands making up its surface.

Curiosity’s mission was originally supposed to last no more than two years but was extended indefinitely after it ...

Mars appears red due to iron oxide, similar to rust and even human blood Probes reveal Mars is more tan or brown than red ...

Though full terraforming may take centuries, if not millennia, the long-term goal would be a Mars with stable liquid water, ...