Martian dust creates frictional electricity that can change the planet's chemical composition.

A high-resolution morphometric analysis of the southeastern region of Coprates Chasma, part of the extensive canyon system of Valles Marineris on planet Mars, has made it possible to identify sediment ...

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its surface. So, ...

Using images from cameras on Mars orbiters, an international research team has discovered structures on Mars that are very similar to classic river deltas on Earth. These are traces of rivers that ...

Mars keeps refusing to behave like the dead, simple world many scientists once imagined. Each new rover trench, fractured boulder and orbital scan is turning up stranger chemistry, unexpected ...

The mission will be the second launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere ...