Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.

Images sent back by NASA's Viking spacecraft in the 1970s revealed some highly unusual streaks stretching across the arid ...

For decades, scientists believed that Mars’s famous red hue came mainly from hematite, a dry iron oxide mineral. However, a ...

The Perseverance rover on Mars just took an amazing selfie - but some of its most exciting work is just beginning.

"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was fainter early on." New research suggests that temperatures on ancient Mars ...

Scientists have found evidence of liquid water deep below the arid surface of Mars, raising hope of discovering life on the Red Planet. A recent study, based on seismic measurements taken by NASA ...

Jarosite is a yellow-brown mineral that contains potassium, iron, and sulphate — and researchers have found it could serve as ...

This is a far cry from the arid, freezing and radiation-filled conditions of modern Mars. Scientists discovered evidence of buried beaches after they analyzed below-ground imaging data from China ...

If we’re going to live on Mars we’ll need a way to grow food in its arid dirt. Researchers think they know a way. Once upon a time, water flowed across the surface of Mars. Waves lapped ...

“However, these settlements will also require pioneer plants that can grow in the soils and harsh conditions found in extraterrestrial environments, such as those on Mars.” The arid ecology ...