A new study reveals that Mars’ dust devils race across the planet at speeds up to 160 km/h, far exceeding earlier estimates.

Scientists combined 20 years of Mars images to track over 1,000 dust devils, revealing powerful winds that shape the Red ...

Terraforming is the theoretical process of transforming a planet or moon to make it habitable for humans and other Earth-like ...

Dust devils form when the planet’s surface heats up, pushing hot air close to the ground rapidly up through cooler air above.

In a groundbreaking observation, NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter captured an extraordinary image of a towering formation breaking through the Martian morning clouds. This formation, believed to be the ...

Slices from the edge of Mars reveal a layered atmosphere of delicate complexity. A European spacecraft has captured a ...

The most beautiful season of the year is here. For us, It's all about the leaves and the colors, but as fall is about to ...

Creating a composite photograph of the images taken by the Color and Stereo Surface Imaging System ( CaSSIS) aboard the Trace ...

All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

The researchers said that they have identified 1,039 of these whirlwinds, which lift dust into the Martian atmosphere.

Whirling dust devils and winds on Mars can move at an unexpected 99 miles per hour. The dust they send into the atmosphere could affect future missions.

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 ...