This pit crater making recent headlines may open into a larger cave that could provide a sheltered environment for both ...

Water frost has been spotted at the equator of Mars for the first time. In this region of the Red Planet, equivalent to its ...

As the Sun reaches the peak of its activity cycle, known as the solar maximum, Mars scientists have been eagerly awaiting the ...

Doubt has been cast on the possibility of a lake of liquid water buried beneath Mars' southern ice cap by new computer ...

Mars may face more than twice as many close encounters with potentially dangerous asteroids as Earth does, according to a new study. This could imperil exploratory missions to the Red Planet, but ...

Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests. Mars may face ...

May 31, 2024 — Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites that scientists have analyzed. These results are ...

The presence of a 12-mile long lake under the south pole of Mars was probably just a technology glitch, scientists have said, ...

When a meteorite smashed into Mars 11 million years ago, debris landed on Earth as meteorites, giving an unparalleled look at ...

“Martian meteorites are the only physical materials we have available from Mars,” said James Day from UC San Diego, who led ...

Planetary researchers announced a major discovery from the solar system's Red Planet on Monday – patches of water frost ...