Discoveries of clay minerals in Martian mounds by researchers indicate that Mars once had large bodies of water billions of ...

"Rootless cones form when lava flows over wet or icy ground, causing it to boil and explode," said Dundas. "The region around ...

Buttes and mesas in Mars' Chryse Planitia contain clay minerals made from liquid water interacting with the rock nearly 4 ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

The study of ancient lava formations on Mars is the most complete to date from a series of observations conducted on the ...

The surface in Mars' northern and southern hemisphere is dramatically different. A groundbreaking study may have solved the 50-year-long mystery troubling scientists as to why one half of Mars is ...

One of my gripes with "The Martian" movie was the depiction of the winds on Mars. The lower air density means that the sort ...

The planet’s two hemispheres are strikingly different in ... mantle convection shaped Mars’ crust over time. Heat rising from the interior altered the planet’s surface billions of years ...

A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters provides new insights into the Martian dichotomy, a striking geological difference between Mars' northern and southern hemispheres. Using data ...

The Jacksonville-based space technology company will double its annual revenue with the acquisition of Edge Autonomy.

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will face. The space agency holds a list of “five hazards of human ...

Exciting advances in space exploration are underway as NASA tests revolutionary shape memory alloy (SMA) spring tires ...