Turning Martian dust into shelter has long sounded like science fiction, but researchers are now treating it as an ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

Evidence is mounting that the same basic chemistry that made Earth habitable is unfolding, or once unfolded, on Mars. From ...

Experts from the Nesta research foundation have revealed the global innovations and trends set to shape the world in 2026.

At sunset on January 21, 2024, a European orbiter captured the curved edge of Mars as seen against empty space, glowing with dozens of razor-thin layers. The images resolve the atmosphere at 59 feet ...

If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One possible answer: great, glassy domes of ice. Mars is rich in ...

NASA's sharp-eyed Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) just notched a big milestone. MRO's HiRISE ("High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment") camera has now snapped 100,000 photos of the surface of ...

The most exciting rock known to science is a school-desk-sized chunk of mudstone currently stuck on Mars. Formed from fine, water-washed sediments on the floor of a long-lost lake—some 3.5 billion ...

MAVEN's handlers haven't heard from the probe since Dec. 4. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Things aren't looking good for one of ...

The European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure sports a pair of smooth, rocky wings, which were likely "fluidized" by buried ...

Studio Wildcard has revealed Aureliax, a powerful new apex creature arriving in ARK: Lost Colony on December 18. The studio introduced the creature through ARK’s latest Community Crunch, describing ...