In a new paper, a group of planetary scientists, biologists, and engineers make the case for treating Mars as the ultimate ...

Strange, dark streaks on Martian slopes that once hinted at flowing water are now believed to be dry dust slides, revealed ...

April Lanotte, right, a NASA employee and Mars native, demonstrates changes in atmospheric pressure between Earth and space ...

A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a ...

As for today, the environments on Mars that could potentially support life are few and far between, and it's all about ...

For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for ...

“In the universe, an absolute vacuum is rare, and most of the universe is very low-density high-temperature plasma,” said Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona. “In principle, sound ...

The authors also noted why colonising Mars would not be good for science. Lanza pointed out that terraforming Mars will ...

A new study argues that Mars could act as a testing ground for habitat restoration, with lessons learned helping to fight ...

What if we could turn Mars into a second Earth? A group of scientists is revisiting this audacious idea with new eyes, armed ...

Data from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft shows that the little atmosphere Mars has sputters, ...

When it comes to human colonization in our solar system, Mars often steals the spotlight. However, Titan—Saturn’s largest ...