Mars is well-known for its dust storms, which occur every Martian year during summer in the southern hemisphere.

Dust storms are one of Mars' natural wonders ... storms that enshroud the Red Planet in obscuring dust, hiding even the largest surface features from our prying eyes. The thin Martian atmosphere ...

Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look when Mars is at opposition — which will happen on Jan.

The exact mechanism behind Mars’ ubiquitous dust storms is little understood. But a recent discovery is an important step forward Scientists looking into the cause of mammoth dust storms that ...

Dust storms on Mars were first observed by an astronomer using a telescope in 1796, according to NASA — and yet today, the powerful storms that can engulf the entire planet are still a mystery.

What processes influence weather on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth’s weather patterns? This is what a recent ...

A nasty dust storm is wrapping around Mars, and visibility in some regions is so poor that the skies look like night during the middle of the day. It's a dire moment for NASA's Opportunity rover ...

Covered in dust, InSight lies within the dark halo of scorched ground in the center of this image. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona) NASA's Mars ...

Scientists looking into the cause of mammoth dust storms that can sweep across nearly all of Mars think they’ve discovered a key factor behind these rollicking storms. The driving forces behind ...