Because all earthly life shares a common origin, finding a second tree of life would forever change humanity’s understanding ...

NASA scientists say a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater may contain the strongest signs yet of ...

Mars has a history of liquid water on its surface, including lakes like the one that used to occupy Jezero Crater, which have long since dried up. Ancient water that carried debris—and melted water ...

A recent study published in Science examines how thin channels inside impact craters on Mars could have formed from Martian gullies, which share similar characteristics with gullies on Earth and are ...

Can humanity transform the barren Mars into a "second Earth" suitable for large-scale habitation within 100 years? What form will future Martian cities take?

In a groundbreaking observation, NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter captured an extraordinary image of a towering formation breaking ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On the mornings surrounding Wednesday, Aug. 14, the orbital motion of the red planet Mars will ...

Astronomers have struggled to explain why a long and thin cloud forms above Mars’s Arsia Mons volcano each year, until now ...

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In smoldering Scorpio, Mars is sharp, strategic and relentless in its pursuits. The red planet is often audacious and rambunctious while journeying through the rest of the zodiac, but this Mars ...

Lab experiments suggest gullies on Mars might form when carbon dioxide heats up. The plausibility of sublimation driven erosion or gully formation is not in doubt. This isn't the first study to ...