“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...

NASA researchers have identified geological structures on Mars that are unlike anything found on Earth. From spider-like ...

Mars' alternating warm and cold periods may have influenced its ability to retain liquid water, potentially impacting life.

Did you know that Mars has polar ice caps just like we do here on Earth? With the right technology, they might be our water ...

Scientists say that a newly discovered space-rock has a chance of colliding with our planet in less than 10 years ...

Some of Mars’ CO2 geysers erupt and create dark spots as large as 1 km across. They are fueled by considerable power and can ...

Though it's a cold, dead planet, Mars still has its own natural beauty about it. This image shows us something we'll never ...

Donald Trump has claimed that it is America's 'manifest destiny' to expand to Mars. So, could the Red Planet really become ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012 and, more recently has found evidence of ice-free ancient ponds and ...

For decades, we have been imaging the surface of Mars with ever-finer resolution ... due to processes like melting at the base of an ice cap. Complicating matters further, many of the mounds ...

Most, however, are hidden beneath miles of ice, their activity contained by the weight of the polar ice cap. This ice acts as a lid, preventing eruptions from occurring. Diagram of the ...

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...