The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

"Past climates with surface and shallow-subsurface liquid water are recorded by Mars's sedimentary rocks, including strata in the approximately 4-kilometer-thick [circa 2.5 miles thick] record at Gale ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

Mars continues to attract scientists in 2025 with its Earth-like time, mysterious moons, changing distance, and space ...

Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis Earth planning date: Monday, June 30, ...

Throw a ball up into the air and it begins to slow immediately after leaving your hand, reaching some height before falling ...

What can the climate history of Mars teach scientists about whether the Red Planet once had the ingredients for life as we ...

Martian dust devils may spark with electricity, potentially zapping rovers. New models show that charged dust could interfere ...

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

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Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for life except for perhaps the most important one: liquid ...

What changed Mars from a potentially habitable world into the barren planet we see today? Scientists at the University of ...