Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

New photos captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) reveal the first known imagery of the intrepid Curiosity ...

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red ...

The HiRise camera is living up to its name, capturing a rare look at the veteran rover from way up in Martian orbit.

There are points in the world's geography that are taken for granted that they were always like that and, despite the passage ...

A new analysis by UC Boulder geologists suggests the ancient Mars landscape was formed by falling precipitation, including ...

Nestled in the Netherlands, Marken is a charming fishing village full of color and history. Inhabited since the 1200s, it was once under the care of the Frisian monastery Mariëngaarde, which ...

Mars Express captures images of Acheron Fossae, revealing the Red Planet’s split terrain—ancient cratered highlands and ...

The European Space Agency just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic terrain of ...

Madagascar teems with wildlife in otherworldly landscapes, while Mauritius - according to Mark Twain - is "heaven". But which has your No. 1 vote? Our duelling experts help you decide.

Results from a new study published in the journal Nature Communications suggest that ferrihydrite is the likely cause of Mars’s reddish color. These analogs support the hypothesis that early Mars had ...