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NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will ...

For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for liquid water to exist on the planet’s surface, billions of years ago. Today, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Mars' missing atmosphere may be locked up in the planet's clay-rich surface, a new study by MIT geologists has suggested.

Researchers say they have gathered evidence of Mars' atmosphere sputtering for the first time. Understanding how Mars' atmosphere has changed over time will undoubtedly help us discover more about the ...

On Episode 210 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Robert Lillis of the Mars ESCAPADE mission.

It's not entirely clear how neighboring planet Mars went from a presumably life-supporting planet to a place as dead as all others in the solar system. We do know, however, that whatever water and ...

A rendering of the mid-air deployment of one of the SkyFall copters. (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/AeroVironment, Inc.) ...

Mars' atmosphere has been of interest to scientists for decades, especially as humanity looks to set up outposts on the Red Planet. Recently, the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter gave ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...