Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries while learning to do more with ...

In the vast desert landscapes of Mars, peculiar geological formations continue to intrigue scientists. A prime example of ...

Mars is usually a safe 225 million kilometers away from Earth, but what if the red planet went off course and headed straight ...

Thirteen years ago, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, inside Gale crater in particular. It was originally sent to the red ...

Thirteen years ago, NASA’s Curiosity rover made its daring descent to the surface of Mars, beginning a groundbreaking mission that would reshape our understanding of the Red Planet.

Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any ...

"Dust devils themselves are difficult to capture in images because they are so short-lived," Ingrid Daubar, a planetary ...

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.

The red planet's rotation is speeding up by 4 milliarcseconds per year, which in turn makes the Martian 24.6-hour-day a few fractions of a millisecond shorter every year, according to NASA.

From night to night, the Red Planet typically moves eastward relative to the surrounding stars, but for a few months roughly every two years, Mars seems to reverse its course and make its way back ...