Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

Scientists had hypothesized before the rover arrived that the peculiar ridges formed with the last trickles of water in the ...

See Rocket Lab's "proposed mission architecture" for a Mars sample return mission in this animation. Credit: Rocket Lab ...

The rover brought along the Ingenuity helicopter, the first to fly on another planet. Smoke simulation by Joel Adams. This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages, adjustable in the Settings ...

NASA's Curiosity rover is again shattering scientific discovery on Mars, now featuring a stunning close-up of its newest drill site, called Altadena. This is the rover's 43rd successful drilling ...

NASA's Phoenix lander, which touched down on Mars in 2008, initially struggled to scoop the planet’s rusty red regolith into a device that heats the rocks to sniff out their components.

If you've spent any time perusing the carousel of raw images from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, you might have stumbled across an odd subject: a tiny, intricate maze etched into a small plate ...

Trump’s NASA budget plans look to cut its public relations funding by half, but already the agency is shuttering social media accounts that include those dedicated to popular missions including ...

President Donald Trump's NASA budget plans look to cut its public relations funding by half, but already the agency is shuttering social media accounts that include those dedicated to popular ...

A bit after sunrise on June 6, 2025, NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter saw one of Mars' biggest volcanoes, Arsia Mons, as it broke through the clouds.

Indie game developer and publisher Outlier Games dropped a free demo this week for Mars Attracts, as you can try it out for Steam Next Fest. This is the first time players will get a chance to try ...