A European spacecraft has captured the most detailed images yet of Mars’s upper atmosphere, revealing a delicate, layered ...

Slices from the edge of Mars reveal a layered atmosphere of delicate complexity. A European spacecraft has captured a ...

In a recent development, NASA has identified a colossal structure breaking through the atmosphere of Mars. This discovery has sparked a flurry of speculation about the structure’s origin and purpose.

Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers flow ...

If it pans out, it may complicate Elon Musk’s dreams of founding a settlement on the fourth planet from the sun.

A new study may have revealed the true source behind how the Red Planet got its hue. It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet ...

This story was updated to correct inaccurate position of Mars and Earth. Mars will appear its biggest and brightest this month when it reaches its closest position to Earth while simultaneously being ...

On the Red Planet, aurorae glow green because the charged particles collide with oxygen atoms high above Mars. They may be bright enough that astronauts on Mars could spot them with their naked eye.

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a treasure trove of diverse and intriguing rocks while exploring an ancient river channel on Mars, providing scientists with new insights into the Red Planet's ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research suggests that most of the solar system's inner rocky planets once orbited the sun in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Mars doesn’t have magnetic poles like Earth does, but that doesn’t ...

Six of our solar system's planets are due to line up in our night sky in a strange phenomenon often called a "planetary parade" over the coming days, but one will temporarily disappear from view. Mars ...