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

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

In an unexpected turn of events, NASA’s Curiosity rover has cracked open a rock on Mars, uncovering something so surprising ...

Mars isn’t a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed on the Red Planet. The U.S. space agency's Perseverance and Curiosity ...

Mars' opposition occurs about every two years and coincides with the planet's retrograde motion, which began on Dec. 7 and will end Feb. 23. Retrograde occurs when a planet appears to be moving ...

Despite it being a very cold planet, Mars is quite a hot topic these days. With human visitation seemingly on the horizon, it will pay to know more about the conditions there so all involved can ...

The image of Mars shows off the Red Planet’s renowned colour from the viewpoint of ESA’s Rosetta mission as it flew past on February 24, 2007, en route to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

It's been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet -- but a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications suggests ...

Mars geology Mars is an intriguing planet from a geological and atmospheric perspective. It formed with the rest of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.Around 3.8 billion years ago, the ...

Here's the latest news on Life on Mars, from the experts at Live Science. Skip to main content. Open menu ... which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intriguing rocks on the Red Planet.