Mars dust is known to contain various carcinogens, such as silica and numerous heavy metals. How will future astronauts ...

NASA is at the precipice of a new era of Mars exploration that will hopefully expand to a ubiquitous presence at the Red ...

Mars atmospheric escape just gained a third confirmed mechanism: a Boston University study published in Science Advances ...

With every photo and video that comes back of Mars, we're getting a clearer picture of the Red Planet: its surface, its ...

The solar wind may be stripping away Mars’ atmosphere by creating giant rolling waves along its outer edge. Data from MAVEN ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a vast field of honeycomb-like polygon fractures in Mars' Valle Grande, offering ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as seen ...

After more than 70 successful flights, a broken rotor ended the remarkable and groundbreaking Ingenuity helicopter mission on Mars. Now, NASA is considering how a larger, more capable helicopter could ...

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How—and ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...