Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

Understanding how air moves across a planet is key to predicting its weather and climate. On Earth, these patterns shape everything from storms to seasonal changes. A new study now reveals how air ...

Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to ...

the red planet will be visible to the naked eye in most places around the globe, especially if you're looking toward the southern sky. If you plan to observe Mars through a telescope, there are a ...

As Martian winds spread this dust everywhere, it created the planet’s iconic red appearance.” Researchers will have to wait until samples from Mars are brought back to Earth to confirm their ...

The color red and the planet Mars go together like Earth and its oceans or Saturn and its rings. However, our understanding of how the Red Planet got its signature hue might be wrong. A new ...

Elon Musk aims to colonize Mars despite challenges such as its extreme climate, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water.

Earthlings have known about the existence of Mars, the fourth planet from the sun it also orbits, since ancient times. Although the celestial body is located 140 million miles away from Earth ...

Frigid water helped paint Mars red and may have shaped a vast coastline, two new studies into the planet’s history reveal. Scientists have detected a possible ancient beach in Mars’ northern ...

The planets are aligning this week for a celestial event that will be seen around the globe ... for a so-called "planet parade" on Friday, Feb. 28, as Mercury lines up with Mars, Jupiter, Uranus ...