Mars rock may hold ancient alien life trace says NASA after 'big surprise'
The NASA Perseverance rover has discovered a rock with "fascinating traits" that may indicate Mars was home to life billions of years ago.
NASA makes surprising yellow find on Mars: "It shouldn't be there"
"Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert," NASA scientist Ashwin Vasavada said.
Auroras expected over Mars this weekend after solar explosion
"There's just enough atomic oxygen at the top of Mars' atmosphere to appear the same color as green aurora on Earth," physicist Nick Schneider said.
NASA discovery challenges idea of Mars' warm and wet past
"This study improves our understanding of the climate of Mars," soil scientist Anthony Feldman said.
NASA crew emerge from 3D-printed Mars habitat
A crew of four volunteers completed their year-long mission to simulate a working environment on the Red Planet.
New Mars pictures reveal massive, Grand Canyon-like scar
Aganippe Fossa stretches about 375 miles across the surface of Mars, making it longer than the 277-mile-long Grand Canyon.
Plant identified that could grow on Mars
"Our study shows that S. caninervis is among the most stress tolerant organisms," the researchers wrote in the new paper.
The $10 quintillion object floating through space
"By studying asteroid Psyche, we hope to better understand our universe and our place in it," NASA's Nicola Fox said.
Mars mission study reveals new jeopardy for human body
"While an astronaut could make it to Mars, they might need dialysis on the way back," researcher Keith Siew said.
Mars astronauts could live in this mysterious 'pit'
Strange pits in the surface of our neighboring planet could provide shelter to astronauts from cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and meteorites.
Massive solar flares, storm "light up" Mars: NASA
Recent solar activity has created "glowing auroras" over Mars, NASA scientists say.
Planet parade 2024: How to see rare celestial event
Six planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Uranus and Neptune—will line up across the eastern dawn sky in early June this year.
Ancient Mars "surprisingly" like earth, NASA rover reveals
Manganese was found in an ancient Mars lakebed, suggesting that the environment could have been highly useful to lifeforms.
NASA Mars imagery captures auroras covering planet
The light shows can be seen across the entirety of Mars, due to our neighboring planet's lack of magnetic field.
Nightmarish "spider" phenomenon revealed in photos of Mars
The "spiders" are actually caused by frozen CO₂ melting into gas and bursting out from below the frozen surface of the Red Planet.
Space "sat-nav" maps routes between worlds
"Our new technique neatly reveals all possible routes a spacecraft could take from A to B," researcher Danny Owen said.
Astronomers reveal Earth's "sad" fate when the sun dies
When planets and moons orbit a white dwarf, the star's gravity may rip them apart into tiny pieces, which may happen in Earth's far future.
Debris from NASA asteroid collision may hit Mars
Huge chunks of an asteroid that NASA sent a spacecraft slamming into may one day collide with Mars, new research has found.
Scientists find "long-sought" giant volcano hidden in plain sight on Mars
The volcano stands at 29,600 feet and stretches for 280 miles, and evidence shows it has been active for a very long time.
Mars has unexpected effect on Earth's deep oceans
"We were surprised to find these 2.4-million-year cycles in our deep-sea sedimentary data," researcher Adriana Dutkiewicz said.
Look up this month as Mars and Venus appear to come together
Mars and Venus will appear to merge in the night sky, though unfortunately, this won't be visible from much of the U.S.
Mystery of Mars' "burps" could aid search for life
Understanding the patterns of these emissions may help answer the long-standing question: "Is there life on Mars?"
Frozen water discovered on Mars could fill Red Sea
"If this is ice, it would represent the most substantial low-latitude ice ever detected on Mars," scientist Gareth A. Morgan said.
Why NASA will lose contact with its Mars Rovers for two days
NASA won't get updates from its space probes due to Mars being on the opposite side of the sun to Earth.
Scientists observe never-before-seen green glow in Mars night sky
The green glow is mainly located at altitudes of more than two-dozen miles high in the Red Planet's polar regions.
Dwarf planet near Mars could help us find alien life
Organic matter found on the planet could point to how habitable it is for alien life.
Mars "meteorite" boom was actually planet's largest ever quake
The rumbling detected by NASA's InSight Mars rover had a magnitude of 4.7 and has now been determined to be the largest "marsquake" ever recorded.
Fact Check: Are Skittles banned in California?
California Governor Gavin Newsom is said to have signed a bill banning Skittles and other candies in the state.
Never-before seen arc of plasma uncovered in astronomy photography awards
Winners of the competition captured brand new discoveries out in the depths of space, as well as beautiful images of our solar system neighbors.
Massive landslides spotted on solar system's largest volcano
New images of Olympus Mons have helped provide answers to a Martian mystery.