Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a stunning panorama of Gale Crater o Mars before being imaged from orbit by another NASA spacecraft.

For NASA, sending a crewed mission to Mars has been the long-term goal for over two decades. China has joined the club in ...

NASA’s Mars rover has spotted something out of this world — a mysterious, skull-shaped elevation – sitting on a slope where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong. The mysterious rock – dubbe ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover sees its tracks receding into the distance at a site nicknamed “Ubajara” on April 30, 2023. This site is where Curiosity made the discovery of siderite, a mineral that may ...

The longest molecules ever found on Mars have been unearthed by NASA's Curiosity rover, and they could mean the planet is strewn with evidence for ancient life. Molecule chains containing up to ...

Elon Musk has revealed plans to dispatch Tesla's Optimus robots to Mars by the end of 2026 using SpaceX's Starship. The mission aims to prepare the Martian environment for future human habitation.

NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien life these days might have their eyes on the exoplanet K2-18b ...

With recent cuts to Mars Sample Return, China will lead the charge to Mars and to the moon. Credit: NASA In the Senate hearing considering the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator ...

The Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since its landing in 2012, identified siderite in samples taken from three different locations within the Gale Crater between 2022 and 2023.

A surprise discovery in Gale Crater is the component that was missing in the puzzle of Mars's climate history ... The shock new discovery was found in data from 2022 and 2023, when the Curiosity rover ...