A new discovery from NASA’s Perseverance rover has revealed that electrical discharges do occur on Mars, settling a ...

Scientists using radar data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet’s north polar ice cap. The new results agree ...

Searching for water on Mars often feels like chasing a flicker of hope in a cold and quiet world. You read about dried ...

Ancient Mars boasted abundant water, but the cold and dry conditions of today make liquid water on the Red Planet seem far ...

Do the ice caps on the southern pole of Mars bury a secret reservoir of liquid water? A signal detected by Mars Advanced ...

Captured by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) high-resolution stereo camera, Mars Express, the image close up of the planet’s south polar ice cap extends across its cratered highlands to the Hellas ...

Researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive -- if less dramatic -- explanation for bright radar reflections initially interpreted as liquid water beneath the ice cap on Mars' south pole.

Why it's so special: This week, researchers at the University of Arizona (UA) shared one of the most beautiful images of dunes on the surface of Mars ever taken. The team snapped the image using ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Peter Buhler/PSI A lone researcher may have figured out how Mars was able to support ...

Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA's stunning new satellite image? NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the ...