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

If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there.

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were ...

Despite being known as the Red Planet, Mars shows off its swirling yellows, oranges and browns in a new satellite photo from ...

Facts about Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system and is called the Red Planet because its abundant iron minerals oxidize, or rust, and make it appear red.

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” but is it really as red as we’ve been led to believe? While Mars ...

A new study may have revealed the true source behind how the Red Planet got its hue. It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company will launch the 10th test flight of Starship in approximately three weeks. This will make it the fourth launch of the year for the fully reusable ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is a dry, rocky world. Its famous red color has earned it the nickname the Red Planet. Mars has fascinated people throughout history, and today, it is one of ...

Mars' missing atmosphere may be locked up in the planet's clay-rich surface, a new study by MIT geologists has suggested. According to the researchers, ancient water trickling through Mars' rocks ...