Could future Mars missions one day observe this spectacle live? And what other secrets does the surface of Mars hold? Share ...

D printers will make the tools, structures and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment.

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

Hera spacecraft captured an extraordinary near-infrared image of Mars’ moon Deimos during a flyby of the Red Planet. This ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

Mars expert Roger Wiens and his team, including the rover Perseverance, discovered fascinating rocks incorporating kaolinite ...

who directs the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster University and wasn't involved in the research. "And chemical ...

The Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference is the largest showcase of undergraduate research. This judged event highlights the scholarly work and creative endeavors undergraduate students have been ...

Until now, its role in Mars' surface composition was not well understood, but this new research suggests that it could be an important part of the dust that blankets the planet’s surface. The finding ...

The prevailing theory has been that hematite, an iron-oxide mineral, is the most likely contributor to Mars’ terrestrial color. New research by an international team of researchers, including Vincent ...

Adam Valantinas "These new findings point to a potentially habitable past for Mars and highlight the value of coordinated research between NASA and its international partners when exploring ...

Zhurong found a beach. The Noachian period of Martian history, from 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago, is the poster child for a wet Mars. There is abundant evidence from orbital images of valley ...