Was there ever life on Mars? Planetary scientists think there could have been but there hasn't been any direct evidence. After years of roaming Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover saw spots on Mars rocks.

NASA’s Curiosity rover recently captured a sweeping panorama of Mars’ Gale Crater under exceptionally favorable viewing conditions, offering one of the clearest looks yet at the vast Martian basin.

NASA’s Perseverance rover stationed on Mars spotted a dome-shaped rock with a striking resemblance to a helmet used during medieval times. The martian rock, captured by Perseverance’s primary camera ...

Did Mars' water escape underground, where it dwells today in vast amounts? Some scientists aren't so sure. Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved ...

A thin cloud that appears on Mars each year has baffled astronomers ever since it was first spotted, but it may be the result of a moisture-rich atmosphere that was thought impossible. Each winter, an ...

A recent study published by NASA raises hopes for tangible evidence of ancient life on Mars. Detailed analyses of sedimentary rock samples taken from the Jezero Crater reveal clues that could be ...

Mars’s atmosphere may have once been hundreds of times thicker than it is today, acting as a blanket that protected it from frequent asteroids that ravaged other planets. While the sun and most ...

Elon Musk, who is juggling his Tesla and SpaceX leadership with DOGE, said in a post on X he wants to send rockets to Mars by the end of 2026, followed by rockets carrying humans between 2029 and 2031 ...

Mars' atmosphere has been of interest to scientists for decades, especially as humanity looks to set up outposts on the Red Planet. Recently, the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter gave ...