NASA's mission to explore the atmosphere and evolution of the climate on Mars reported some startling information this week. The Mars Atmosphere and Volati
New research led by scientists from the Institute of Geophysics at the Czech Academy of Sciences describes the latest findings of mud on Mars. The team col
Earth might be our natural home in the solar system, but many scientists propose terraforming nearby planets like Mars and Venus such that they can be made
In a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters, a team of researchers led by the University of Iowa discussed how the crust of Mars is far
NASA's Mars 2020 rover got its distinct name for a reason; primarily because the space agency aspires to send the vehicle on its way to Mars by 2020. T
The news that evidence of water has been found on Mars is exciting, but what scientists are learning now is even more significant. Curiosity has been colle
New research from Nature Astronomy shows that magma is still shaping the surface of Mars to this day. Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland led an in
According to new research published last week, Mars once contained an ocean larger than our own Arctic Ocean and covering more surface area than the Atlant
As humanity travels back to the Moon in the next few years and potentially Mars in the next decade, how much of a role should planetary protection play reg
On February 18, 2021, Mars 2020 landed at Jezero Crater on Mars. The mission contained a rover named Perseverance and a helicopter named Ingenuity. The mai
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is what a recent study published in Na
The Perseverance rover has captured footage of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter while it was completing its thirteen flight on Mars on September 4, 2021. Duri
We have a bevy of exploration equipment visiting Mars right now; some are orbiting the red planet, while some are physically rolling around on the surface.
The planet Mars is known for its vast array of inactive shield volcanoes, and a new volcano could be added to the family with a recent study presented at t
Billions of years ago, Mars is hypothesized to have been a much warmer and wetter planet featuring active volcanoes and vast liquid water oceans. However,
NASA revealed in a public statement this week that it is planning to launch its Mars InSight mission some time in May 2018. The mission was originally sche
There is certainly a lot of determination to get to Mars, and among some of the biggest organizations behind that determination are NASA and SpaceX, both w
How unique is the climate of Mars compared to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as a team of international