A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory found underground water that turned sand dunes into solid rock, ...

Mars has long been cast as a world that lost its chance at life early, a frozen relic that dried out billions of years ago. A wave of new research is now challenging that script, arguing that pockets ...

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this image from NASA's ...

Evidence indicates that Mars may have hosted life billions of years ago. Mars is now cold, dry, and without its protective magnetic field. Scientists study the planet as a scene that helps them find ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images Mars may have hosted life billions of years ...

NASA’s new ESCAPADE mission is set to uncover the mysteries of Mars’ atmospheric loss, offering crucial insights into how the ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals ...

Earth is the only currently habitable planet in our solar system, but that's never stopped scientists from proposing ways to make Mars a little more human-friendly. In a 1971 paper, astronomer Carl ...

Was the planet Mars ever habitable and what conditions led to it becoming the uninhabitable world we see today? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past. New Curtin ...

In the coming years, NASA aims to put astronauts on the lunar surface for the first time since 1972 in preparation for potential future human missions to Mars. The idea of transforming Mars into a ...