NASA’s Perseverance rover is making history by collecting handpicked Martian samples for future return to Earth. Scientists are eager to study these specimens to unlock secrets about Mars’ ancient ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the solar system: the so-called Martian dichotomy ... sharp contrast at this scale. What caused this dramatic difference? Scientists have been ...

No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never ...

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain ...

Overall, the new results provide mixed evidence for the presence of a Martian ocean. They clearly show an active water cycle and erosion on a massive scale, which are both consistent with having a ...